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Squid Rings with a Rice Noodle Salad
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| Prep Time: | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 minutes |
Panko squid rings, a great rice noodle salad with a simple Ponzu sauce makes for an interesting and highly profitable menu addition. Great as a lunch or dinner option, this dish will be popular for healthy eaters and the curious. All the elements can be made a few hours in advance, and the onion / ginger can be made days prior and kept refrigerated ready for use. Other seafood options that will work with this dish include: crumbed or tempura scallops; panko or tempura prawns and tempura squid rings.
INGREDIENTS
- Pacific West Panko Squid Rings
- 60 mls cider vinegar
- 30 gm caster sugar
- 1 small red onion finely diced
- 6 cm ginger peeled and julienned
- 150 gm flat rice noodles - broken into approx 15 cm pieces
- 1 granny smith apple sliced into 2 mm thick wedges
- 1 large cucumber - Lebanese - halved - seeds and pulp removed cut into long thin strips
- 2 red chillies deseeded and julienned
- 20 gm mint leaves roughly chopped
- 15 gm tarragon leaves only - roughly chopped
- 1 tbs poppy seeds
- 1/4 cup soy sauce - Ponzu Sauce
- 2 tbs lemon juice - Ponzu Sauce
- 2 tbs lime juice - Ponzu Sauce
- 2 tbs mirin - Ponzu Sauce
- 2 tsp rice vinegar - Ponzu Sauce
INSTRUCTIONS
For the panko squid rings
Deep fry 180C 2-3 minutes
For the Ponzu sauce
Combine all the ingredients in a sterilized mason jar and mix well. Steep in the refrigerator overnight (minimum), for several days, or for up to a week. Note katsuobushi and kombu are often used as key ingredients in Ponzu sauce. Our recipe is a simple version.
For the rice noodle salad
1. Whisk vinegar and sugar in a bowl. Add onion and ginger. Stir to coat. Leave 30 mins to soften.
2. Place noodles in a large bowl covered in boiling water – set aside for 15 minutes. Until noodles are soft. Drain. Mix with 1 tbs oil and set aside in a large bowl to cool down.
3. Add rest of ingredients to noodles plus the pickled onion ginger and juices , remaining 2 tbs oil and 1 tsp salt. Mix together well and serve.
PACIFIC WEST
Hand Cut Panko Squid Rings
Hand cut squid rings dipped in an authentic Japanese panko crumb. Our panko squid rings will add that premium upmarket dimension to your menu in a convenient and affordable manner. Perfect for hotels, restaurants, pubs & clubs, as well as cafes.
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