Squid Adobo (Adobong Squid)

Name: Squid Adobo (Adobong Squid)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup water; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1/3 cup distilled white vinegar; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1 small bay leaf; 3 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tsp sugar; 1 lb Squid, cleaned and gutted, left whole; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 small onion, sliced thin; 1 small tomato, cut into 4

Jacqueline @jaklynmela7

Vacaville, California

I was really craving Adobong Squid and I finally called my dad and he gave me his recipe. Squid is his favorite meat to use and I know this recipe is the best! He made this ALL the time when my brothers and I were growing up! It brings me back..

Jacqueline @jaklynmela7

Vacaville, California

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Ingredients

30 mins

6 servings

1/4 cupwater
1 1/2 tspsalt
1/3 cupdistilled white vinegar
1/4 tspblack pepper
1 smallbay leaf
3 clovegarlic, crushed
1 tspsugar
1 lbSquid, cleaned and gutted, left whole
3 tbspvegetable oil
1 smallonion, sliced thin
1 smalltomato, cut into 4

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Steps

30 mins

1

Combine the vinegar, water, salt, pepper, bay leaf, garlic and sugar in a saucepan.
2

Add the squid and marinate for 1 hour. Remove the squid and reserve the liquid.
3

In a skillet, sauté the onion in the oil. Add the squid and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. DO NOT OVERCOOK THE SQUID.
4

Pour the reserved liquid over the squid, and simmer for 5 minutes.
5

Serve with steamed white rice.
6

VARIATION: For more texture and dimension of sweet to sour, add 2 quartered, medium tomatoes to the sauce after the squid is sautéed.