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Squid Steamed with Guava Leaves
Rate this recipeThis weekend, make squid steamed with guava leaves to treat your husband, and he's guaranteed to sing its praises.
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Ingredients
5
Time
30 minutes
Servings
2
Level
Medium
Ingredients
Squid
3 piece
Guava leaves
10 leaf
Spring onions
2 stalk
Chilies
2 piece
Sau fruit (Vietnamese dracontomelon)
2 piece
Implementation Steps
01
Clean the squid, then rinse briefly in diluted salt water and drain. Scrape the skin off the sau fruit and cut into long slices. Bring 30ml of water to the boil, add the sau, cook until soft, then mash to extract the juice.
02
Wash the guava leaves, then lay them in the bottom of the pot. Next, add about 30ml of water. Slice the chilies and arrange them on the leaves. Then lay the squid on the leaves and cover with another layer of guava leaves.
03
Squid cooks quite quickly: steam it for about 10 minutes, then take it out, slice into bite-sized rings and arrange on a plate.
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Squid Steamed with Guava Leaves