For my kind of work, I read or browse tru mags and books or surf the net for inspiration before I start conceptualizing for new designs. It goes without saying that I also do this to plan ahead about what to cook. As I always check out fellow pinoy food blogs for recipes I haven’t tried or the ones that seems forgotten, I found one about stuffed pusit (squid) that teleported me back to my dad’s old office when I was a little girl. There was some kind of a celebration, must be the opening of the office itself or the company’s anniversary, and one of mom’s main dish was a huge stuffed squid.
How I did it here is slightly different from how she prepared hers as I watched the whole process. The squid she cooked was really gigantic it looked bloated w/ filling, the ends closed w/ stitches. She deep fried the squid w/ oil while I chose to roll mine on butter. But the rest of the procedure and ingredients are exactly the same. The result – wonderfully tender squid stuffed with minced pork, onions, garlic and tomatoes.
I’ve also read about the tentacles being chopped and included in the filling. In another recipe, raw egg is also to be blended with the meat mixture. All these I will surely try next time. In the meantime, here is how I did it.
Ingredients:
1 large squid
a cup or 2 of ground pork
1 small onion, minced
2 tbsp of minced garlic
1 small tomato, minced
salt & pepper
butter
Clean the inside of the squid, remove the head and tentacles, and peel the outer colored skin off the squid as this tends to toughen w/ cooking. Rinse under cold water and pat with paper towel to remove any excess water. Rub salt, crushed garlic and pepper all over and inside, set aside and prepare all the other ingredients for the squid filling. By the way, here’s a guideline on cleaning squids.
Fry garlic on little oil until golden brown. Add the ground pork and saute for about 5 minutes. Add the onions, season to taste w/ salt and pepper and saute for another 3 minutes. Pour this on a small bowl and combine w/ raw tomatoes. Using a spoon, stuff the squid with the meat mixture and seal ends w/ a toothpick. Extra filling may be sauteed w/ a veggie side dish.
Fry the stuffed squid & tentacles on butter over medium to high heat for about 2-3 minutes so the squid will remain tender, its juices sealed inside to mix w/ the filling. Fry it for about 5 minutes your squid will be on the chewy side, more than that it might turn into rubber. Like they say the secret to tender squid is to cook it either quickly on high temp or for around 30 minutes.
Place it on a platter, slice through the meat and serve it with soup or vegetables as you like it. Here I served it with mixed green peas and carrots sauteed in butter.
i like my squid grilled and stuffed with tomatoes, garlic and onion minus the pork.always best with ice cold san mig.
sarap to ah!
hi angelo! welcome back! i just had another dose of stuffed pusit this time no pork… just garlic, tomatoes, onions and chopped tentacles. not grilled though. and minus the san mig