Thai Spicy Squid Salad (Phla Pla Muek)

Do you like spicy food? Are you looking for a yummy food to enjoy while you are drinking? 

If so, you are on the right blog. Today, best cooking recipe will provide a gourmet cooking recipe for a delicious and spicy food. 

In Thailand this menu is very popular when drinking time. Most people will think about this menu firstly. Fresh squid with serveral of herbs and species making this dish to have a nice flavour and aroma, and also a nice meal for diet people due to less carbohydrate. 

Ingredients

• 3 squids
• 2 lemongrasses (sliced)
• 5 shallots (sliced)
• 4 tbsp of lime juice
• 2 tbsp of spring onion (chopped)
• 2 tbsp of coriander leaves (chopped)
• 2 tbsp of fish sauce
• 10 mint leaves
• 10 bird chilies
• 10 garlic clove
• 1 tbsp of chili paste
• 1 tbsp of sugar

How to cook:

1. Prepare sauce by place the chilies and garlic in a pestle and mortar. Pound them until roughly. Set aside.
2. Add the chili paste, sugar, fish sauce and lime juice. Mixed well.
3. Score and cut the squid into bite size pieces.
4. Heat water in a pot until boiling then add prepared squid and scald it in boiled water until cooked. Remove and plunge into ice bowl.
5. Mix the squid with dressing salad, lemongrass, shallot, coriander leaves, spring onion and mint leaves. Stir until all ingredients mixed well.
6. Place them to a serving plate. Ready to serve.