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Squid is such a delicious and versatile seafood. You can turn it into a tasty Adobong Pusit or make classic Deep Fried Squid Rings or Calamares out of it. But aside from these well-loved dishes, there are more exciting and appetizing leveled-up squid recipes you can try.

Kara David and food vlogger Connh Cruz / Source: Pinas Sarap

In a recent episode of Pinas Sarap, host Kara David learned upgraded squid dishes from food vlogger Connie “Connh” Cruz of Malabon.

Two of the recipes they cooked up are the Malabon-style Relyenong Pusit and the Stir Fry Squid.

The Relyenong Pusit that Kara and Connh cooked is a bit different from the usual grilled or deep-fried dish because it is stuffed with ground pork or giniling and cooked in its own sauce or juice.

If you want to try this yummy local dish from Malabon, check out the list of ingredients and procedure.

Relyenong Pusit / Source: Pinas Sarap

Ingredients:

squid

ground pork (giniling na baboy)

garlic

red onions

sugar

pepper

oyster sauce

seasoning

soy sauce

Procedure

1. Sauté garlic and red onions.

2. Add ground pork.

3. Add oyster sauce and seasoning.

4. Season with soy sauce, sugar, and pepper.

5. Simmer over high heat until cooked then set aside.

6. Remove the squid's head and ink.

7. Once cool enough, stuff the cooked ground pork into the squid

8. Attach the squid's head back to its body with a toothpick.

9. Cook the stuffed squid and the remaining cooked ground pork.

For the second dish, the squid was used to level up the stir-fried vegetables recipe. If you want to try this too, below are the ingredients and procedure.

Stir Fry Squid / Source: Pinas Sarap

Ingredients:

squid

ginger

garlic

carrots

onions

red bell pepper

green bell pepper

Chinese cooking wine

soy sauce

oyster sauce

chili pepper (optional)

1 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. sesame oil

1 tbsp. cornstarch

Procedure:

1. For 10 to 15 seconds, blanche the squid or put the squid in boiling water with minced ginger.

2. Next, heat the frying pan and cooking oil.

3. Sauté the garlic and ginger.

4. Add the chopped carrots and onions and stir.

5. Add the red and green bell peppers.

6. Add Chinese cooking wine, soy sauce, and oyster sauce.

7. Add minced chili pepper, sugar, sesame oil and cornstarch.

8. Add the blanched squid.

9. Stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes over high heat.

10. Add green onions and stir.

Watch and learn how to make these tasty leveled-up squid dishes from Kara David and food vlogger Connh Cruz in the Pinas Sarap video below.

For more recipes like this, watch Pinas Sarap every Tuesday, 5:45 p.m. on GMA News TV.

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