{"meals":[{"idMeal":"53233","strMeal":"Salt & pepper squid","strMealAlternate":null,"strCategory":"Seafood","strArea":"Vietnamese","strCountry":"Vietnam","strInstructions":"step 1\r\nTo make the dipping sauce, mix all the ingredients in a small bowl until the sugar has dissolved, then set aside. Mix the cornflour and plain flour with both peppers and 2 tsp sea salt in a large bowl, then set aside. Line a tray with kitchen paper and make sure you have more salt to sprinkle with.\r\n\r\nstep 2\r\nHeat about 7cm of oil to 180C in a deep fryer, wok or deep pan. If you don\u2019t have a thermometer, you can test it with a cube of bread \u2013 it should brown in 20 secs. Coat the squid well with the flour mix and fry in batches for about 2 mins each or until crisp. Use a slotted spoon to lift out the squid, then drain on the kitchen paper and sprinkle with a little more salt. Serve the squid scattered with the spring onion and chilli, with the dipping sauce on the side.","strMealThumb":"https:\/\/www.themealdb.com\/images\/media\/meals\/yxiilf1763759428.jpg","strTags":null,"strYoutube":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l1Ik6k22s1I","strIngredient1":"Corn Flour","strIngredient2":"Plain Flour","strIngredient3":"Black Pepper","strIngredient4":"Szechuan Peppercorns","strIngredient5":"Sunflower Oil","strIngredient6":"Squid","strIngredient7":"Spring Onions","strIngredient8":"Green Chilli","strIngredient9":"Red Chilli","strIngredient10":"Cucumber","strIngredient11":"Red Onions","strIngredient12":"Rice Vinegar","strIngredient13":"Caster Sugar","strIngredient14":"Fish Sauce","strIngredient15":"","strIngredient16":"","strIngredient17":"","strIngredient18":"","strIngredient19":"","strIngredient20":"","strMeasure1":"85g","strMeasure2":"85g","strMeasure3":"2 tsp","strMeasure4":"2 tsp","strMeasure5":"For frying","strMeasure6":"400g","strMeasure7":"Sliced","strMeasure8":"Sliced","strMeasure9":"1 chopped","strMeasure10":"1\/2 ","strMeasure11":"1 chopped","strMeasure12":"100 ml ","strMeasure13":"1 tablespoon","strMeasure14":"2 tsp","strMeasure15":" ","strMeasure16":" ","strMeasure17":" ","strMeasure18":" ","strMeasure19":" ","strMeasure20":" ","strSource":"https:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/recipes\/salt-pepper-squid","strImageSource":null,"strCreativeCommonsConfirmed":null,"dateModified":"2025-11-21 21:08:39"}]}