Vietnamese
Muc Xao Sa Ot (Squid Stir-Fry with Lemongrass and Chili)
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Muc Xao Sa Ot (Squid Stir-Fry with Lemongrass and Chili) is Vietnamese home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Clean the squid if needed and score the body in a shallow crosshatch pattern, then cut into bite-size pieces.
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Bring a pot of water to a boil and blanch the squid for 30 seconds only, just until it curls, then drain well; this keeps it tender.
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Finely mince the tender inner lemongrass, garlic, and chilies.
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Heat the oil in a wok over high heat and fry the lemongrass mixture until fragrant, about 1 minute.
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Add the sliced bell pepper and stir-fry 2 minutes.
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Add the squid, fish sauce, and sugar and toss over very high heat just until everything is hot and coated, about 2 minutes; do not overcook the squid or it will turn rubbery.
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Scatter with scallions and serve immediately over the jasmine rice.
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Serve it with
A Vietnamese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Muc Xao Sa Ot (Squid Stir-Fry with Lemongrass and Chili), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Muc Xao Sa Ot (Squid Stir-Fry with Lemongrass and Chili) carries shellfish and fish. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | Yes | Banh Mi Op La (Baguette with Fried Eggs) |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Banh Mi Op La (Baguette with Fried Eggs) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbs
- 59 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 650 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Muc Xao Sa Ot (Squid Stir-Fry with Lemongrass and Chili) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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