This is an auspicious dish for the Chinese New Year. The word “yau yu” means Squid or cuttlefish and also means “abundance”. This cuttle fish is the dried type which have been soaked to soften. It is sold in wet markets or hypermarkets. The squids are fresh type which have to clean and discard the ink sac. Remove the skin and the heads. Criss-cross tops of cuttlefish and the squids with a sharp knife and do not cut through.
Ingredients:
250 gm squids
250 cuttle fish
3 thin slices ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 stalks spring onions, cut into 2 cm length
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoon rice wine
Dash of vinegar
Method:
In a sauce pan, bring water to boil. Blanch squids and cuttlefish in hot water. Both will immediately roll and curl up and put aside. Heat a wok, fry garlic, ginger and spring onion for one minute and add in the cuttlefish and squids. Stir-fry and add wine and seasoning. Add a dash of vinegar and heat through. Remove and serve.
