Fried squid rings with French fries and crispy rice crackers

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 200 g squid rings
• 250g French fries
• 4 crackers (Rempeyek or Krupuk Udang, ready-made crab bread)
• 300 g water
• 6 g vegetable stock powder
• 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce (saus tiram)
• 2 tbsp light fish sauce (e.g. kecap ikan “King Lobster”)
• 3 tbsp tomato juice
• 1 tsp Sambal Bangkok ala Siu (see appendix)
• 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce (Kecap Manis)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp tapioca flour
• 1 tbsp rice wine (Arak Masak)
• 1 tbsp light fish sauce (e.g. kecap ikan “King Lobster”)
• 80 g orange juice
• 3 tbsp tempura flour
• 1 ½ liters peanut oil for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

An appetizer or snack. Recipe from Bali, Indonesia.

First of all: Frozen squid rings are available already in batter. Pre-baked krupuk is available in almost every Asian shop. Dried raw ingredients for krupuk udang are also available. Rempeyek can be bought from Holland or made at home according to the recipe (see appendix). Mix the ingredients for the sauces and the batter until smooth. It is recommended to buy the squid tubes fresh from the market and deep-fry them yourself. To do this, separate the fins from the tubes and use them as pieces. Cut the tubes crosswise into approximately 5 mm wide rings and cook them in small batches, preferably in a pan, in vegetable broth. As soon as they have stretched into circles, remove them and add them to the batter mixture. Heat the frying oil to 200 degrees Celsius and add the dried krupuk in small batches. As soon as the krupuk has bloomed, remove them from the oil immediately. Add the fries, frozen or thawed, to the oil and fry with the lid on until light brown and yellow. Drain and divide among serving plates. Add the squid rings, one at a time. Fry until light brown, immediately remove from the oil, and drain briefly on kitchen paper. Then add to the fries. Serve with salt and the sauces, the squid rings, and the crackers, and enjoy. Serve with a leaf salad with Five Island dressing and a cold beer. For Crispy Rice Pancakes, see: https://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/3657721550726093/Knusprige-Reispfannenkuchen-mit-Erdnuessen-auf-Andri-Art.html