Cumi masak Paprika ( Calamari cooked with Paprika )

Here, I will share the recipe with you and maybe give you some ideas.

Please don't hesitate to drop me any comments or questions regarding this recipe, I need it to improve my cooking in the future. Thank you :-)

What you need :

- 100 gr squid/shrimp 
- 4 pcs medium tomatoes or 5 tbsp tomatoes sauce, sliced

- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 

- 1/3 part of a whole onion, sliced

- lemon lime
- sugar and salt for taste 

- 1 tbsp soy sauce 

- paprika - i used green, red and yellow, seeded, cube sliced 

- ground white pepper 

- 1/2 cup water 

- 1 tsp oil + 1 tsp sesame oil for saute 

Make it :

English version

- clean the squids with squeeze lemon lime, let it rest for another 30 minutes.

- bring hot skillet under low heat, add oil+sesame oil then saute garlic and onion until aromatic or for approx 2 min.

- add tomatoes and the squids, saute continuously  for another 3 minutes.

- Add water, soy sauce, white pepper, sugar and salt for taste. Let it simmer and sauce are dissolve for another 3-5 minutes.

- Add paprika, saute gently, let it simmer for another 3 minutes also.

- Turn off the heat then serve hot with a warm steam rice ;-)

Note : you can fried the squids separately for another 2 minutes before adding into sauce

Indonesia version

- Bersihkan cumi dengan air jeruk nipis, biarkan selama 30 menit.

- Panaskan wajan dengan menggunakan api sedang, tambahkan minyak+minyak wijen untuk menumis bawang putih dan bawang bombay hingga harum.

- Masukkan tomat dan cumi, aduk rata dan masak selama 3 menit.

- Masuukan air, kecap asin, merica bubuk, garam dan gula, cicipi. Biarkan mendidih dan saus mengental selama sekitar 3-5 menit.

- Tambahkan paprika, aduk perlahan dan biarkan mendidih selama 3 menit.

- Angkat dan sajikan panas bersama nasi hangat :-)

Preparation Time : 10 minutes

Cooking Time : 15 minutes

Servings : 2 persons