Pla Muek Pad Kai (Stir-Fried Squid with Egg and Spring Onion)
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Ingredients
- 400 g cleaned squid rings
- 3 eggs
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 226 kcal
- Protein
- 22 g
- Carbohydrate
- 4.9 g
- of which sugars
- 0.6 g
- Fat
- 12.3 g
- of which saturates
- 2.3 g
- Fibre
- 0.4 g
- Salt
- 1.77 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Crush the garlic.
- 2
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over a high heat and fry the garlic for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 3
Add the squid and stir-fry for 2 minutes until just opaque; do not overcook or it will toughen.
- 4
Push to one side, crack in the eggs and scramble briefly, then mix through.
- 5
Season with the fish sauce and soy sauce.
- 6
Scatter with spring onions and serve with jasmine rice.

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