Thai Food Recipes for Cooking Thai Calamari Salad and Spicy Sea Food

INGREDIENTS FOR THAI CALAMIRA

• 4 medium calamari (approximately 5 to 6 ounces)
• 3 to 4 thin slices fresh ginger
• 3 tsp fresh lime juice
• 2 to 3 teaspoons *Sriracha chillie sauce
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• 3 to 4 thin slices red onion
• leaves from 6 sprigs fresh coriander
• 15 medium mint leaves, cut in half
• iceberg or romaine lettuce, washed and drained

*Sriracha Chilli Sauce

• Clean calamari and cut the body crosswise into 1-inch rings
• Using a large strainer to hold the calamari rings and tentacles, parboil for 5 seconds till firm and opaque
• Drain well and set aside
• Cut slices of ginger into julienne pieces and set aside
• Mix together the calamari and lime juice in a medium bowl
• Add Sriracha chillie sauce and fish sauce and mix
• Add ginger, red onion slices, coriander leaves, and mint leaves
• Mix well to thoroughly coat all the ingredients
• Serve on bed of lettuce

HINT: Be careful when cooking calamari as overcooked calamari tend to become tough and chewy. Adjust the amount of chilli sauce to moderate the spicy taste of this thai food.