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Battered Stuffed Squid

Battered Stuffed Squid

This was supposed to be another version of “Surf & Turf” but it ended up with the Squid being a cross between Stuffed Squid and battered Calamari. The prepared Squid were 0.64p with a yellow sticker when they should have been over £6 – They had very little chance of staying at the supermarket at that price!

Filling Ingredients:-

40g of Rice, boiled until fluffy, drained and cooled
6 Anchovies
1 Tbsp of Capers, drained
6 Sliced of Chorizo, chopped

Batter Ingredients:-

2 Eggs, whisked
Cornflour
Plain Flour (Gluten free for us)
Turmeric
Hot Chilli Powder
Garlic Salt
Onion Salt
Soda Water

Method:-

(1) Once the Rice is cool mix all the filling ingredients in a bowl
(2) Remove the ‘Head’ from the body and stuff the filling into the cavity.
(3) Shove the ‘Head’ part in with the ‘Legs’ hanging out.
(4) Mix the batter ingredients in a bowl.
(5) Heat a fryer to 160c.
(6) Dredge the stuff Squid in a little Flour.
(7) Dunk in the batter to evenly coat.
(7) Fry individually until the batter is golden brown.
(8) Drain on kitchen paper.

As always the small plate is for Smooh the Cat! She’s certainly extended her taste pallet over the last 9 months with us…….

 

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Bacon wrapped Chicken with Honey Glaze recipe, eat well on universal credit

A bit of Bacon which needed using up and a couple of discount Chicken Breasts we the inspiration for this recipe and it was really good. Bacon and sweetness always work well together.

Ingredients:-

2 Chicken Breasts
4 Slices of Bacon
20g of Brown Sugar
1 tsp of Smoked Paprika
½ tsp of Garlic Powder
¼ tsp of Onion Salt
Salt & Pepper to season
1 Tbsp of Honey
A drizzle of Olive Oil
Fresh Parsley to garnish

Method:-

(1) Combine the Brown Sugar, Smoked Paprika, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Salt and Pepper.
(2) Rub half of the mix into the Chicken Breasts.
(3) Wrap 2 rashers of Bacon around each Breast.
(4) Rub the remaining season mix over the Bacon.
(5) Drizzle with Olive Oil and cook at 150c for 30 minutes or until the Chicken is cooked.
(6) Remove from the oven and drizzle the Honey over the Bacon.
(7) Place under a pre-heated grill and cook until the Honey has been absorbed and the Bacon is crisp.

We served ours with Potato wedges and Corn on the Cob. 

 

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