Sizzling Stir Fried Squid

Source: My Ate Letty (I only added a little spicing up!)

• 1/2 kilo squid (cleaned), sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 carrot, diced in small cubes
• 1 potato, diced
• red and green bell pepper halved, sliced thinly
• 1 small can button mushrooms
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• Knorr Calamansi Seasoning
• cornstarch

1 Heat oil in a non-stick pan and saute garlic and onion.
2 When onions are tender add in the squid, stir fry and let stand in heat for 5 minutes.
3 Let the squid juice up, then add Knorr Calamansi Seasoning.
4 Add in the potatoes and let stand for another 2 minutes.
5 Toss in the carrots and the red and green bell pepper.
6 Add a dash of cornstarch to thicken sauce. Serve hot.

This dish actually came from my dad's wedding inaanak. He's a cook in a restaurant and last year my dad asked him to help us in the kitchen for some occassion held in our house. He did this one as a pulutan (food served in accompaniment to a drink). My Dad loved it that he asked Ate Letty to get the recipe from his inaanak (darn i forgot his name!). So this wasn't really my Ate Letty's dish, heheheh... And also, this is actually not ideally an ulam for dinner but who cares?! It tastes good with rice!

Btw, Ive done this a couple of times already and has been one of Darwin's favorite. Although this was the first time that I added a little twist to it by adding the red and green bell peppers and mushrooms. Well I hope Darwin would still love it. =)


Darwin's Verdict: 4 stars

Comments: "It's as yummy as the original version."

My Verdict: I don't think what he said was a compliment at all. I mean I added bell peppers and mushrooms, duh??? Didn't the bell peppers alone gave it a bit more spice?? Oh well, I like it and I think this is a lot better than the original. Sorry Ate Letty. =)