PeteFormation Foodie Adventure: Simple Sambal Sotong Kembang (Cuttlefish) Recipe

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Simple Sambal Sotong Kembang (Cuttlefish) Recipe

I was craving for some spicy dish to accompany my rice for dinner. It just happened that I have some frozen cuttlefish (sotong kembang) in my fridge and some long beans as well. Both are good combination for sambal(chilli) dish.
Here is my recipe for Spicy Sambal Sotong Kembang (cuttlefish).

Ingredients
Sotong Kembang (cuttlefish), 1 small, cut into bite sizes
Long Beans, 4 pcs, cut into 1 " length
Shallots, 3 pcs, chopped finely or blended
Chilli paste, 2 tablespoons
Belachan (fermented shrimp paste), 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Vegetable oil, 3 tablespoons

Heat up wok and put in the vegetable oil. Saute shallots and chilli paste for a short while. Add in the belachan. Keep on stiring the mixture until fragrant. Put in the long beans. Fry until the long beans are cooked. Add salt and sugar to taste. Put in the cuttle fish a fry for a short while only or else it will turned rubbery!
Serve with steamed rice or coconut milk rice (nasi lemak) while still hot.

18 comments:

Little Kit Boy said...: Wah..another yummylicious post. You say lah...how not to feel hungry during working hours?; April 27, 2011 at 2:25 PM
yummylittlecooks said...: Wah! luckily I had my lunch, if not sure hungry.lol; April 27, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Small Kucing said...: LOL....if someone see the sotong sure drool. yes, delicious.

Btw, the sambal u tumbuk or get the prepacked ones? i used the brand called "Tean" and "good brothers, taste quite good; April 27, 2011 at 2:44 PM
Yannie said...: This looks so yummy, I love all spicy dishes like this one.; April 27, 2011 at 2:45 PM
mNhL said...: wah...guys also got craving. I thought only ladies have. haha....
Simply delicous to go with white rice !; April 27, 2011 at 2:47 PM
Anonymous said...: yesterday i masak this lor..but without the sotong, sedap juga ;); April 27, 2011 at 2:56 PM
Aunty Liew said...: Pete, yesterday i steamed stingray with ginger wine just like you mentioned in your earlier post. The taste was good!; April 27, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Hayley said...: I like spicy food~ This one looks yummy!; April 27, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Annie Q said...: "Craving"? hehehehhehehe

I like assam sotong, nice nice. :); April 27, 2011 at 4:38 PM
yvonne said...: Wah... sambal sotong kembang with long bean. First time heard about this combination. I like belachan inspired food, yummy~~; April 27, 2011 at 4:52 PM
Unknown said...: Nice :)
Over here in Sarawak sotong kembang is RM12 per kg. Same at your place?; April 27, 2011 at 5:06 PM
Somewhere in Singapore said...: Courier some over, keke...; April 27, 2011 at 6:44 PM
suituapui said...: What's sotong kembang? The brown ones? Don't like....except for jiew-hu eng chai (sotong kangkong). LOL!!!; April 27, 2011 at 8:14 PM
Reanaclaire said...: Normally i cook these type of sotong with the long green thing like cucumber... what is it called.. suddenly i cannot recall..but in cantonese i call it seng kwa.. :); April 27, 2011 at 10:19 PM
Alice Law said...: Man~! I wish I hv a husband like you... your passion with cooking, hat off!! Your sotong dish looks so great(not trying to flatter you har), I wish my girl can take the spiciness(she is such a big fan of sotong)!; April 27, 2011 at 10:35 PM
[SK] said...: oooh, I LOVE THIS DISH!! so appetising and i am drooling now.. i just love the combination of curry and beans and cuttlefish~~; April 27, 2011 at 10:48 PM
wenn said...: oh..i love sambal long beans..; April 27, 2011 at 11:05 PM
Pete said...: Smallkucing : I used home made ones

Wai Kitt : Wah, you tried it out. I am glad it was good.

Puan Isah : A little bit cheaper here. 1 medium sotong here sometime can get RM4 to 5

STP : Yes, the brown ones

Claire : Petola, is it?

Alice Law : Thank you, thank you!
Start your child with a little spicy food and slowly increase the spicyness....she will love it after trying spicy food...; April 28, 2011 at 12:32 AM