Adobong Pusit (Sauteed Squid)

There are various dishes that can be made out of squid. One of our favorite is the adobong pusit. This is the best recipe to prepare when squids are small. It is cooked in vinegar, an important ingredient in adobo recipe. Yummy, especially with thick sauce that is spread over the rice. Big squids can either be grilled, fried, baked etc. There's a lot of delectable, mouth watering and appetizing dishes you can make out of squid.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo fresh squid

4 tablespoons oil

1 small onion

3 cloves garlic

2 small pieces long green chilli

3 pieces laurel leaves

2 tablespoons vinegar

1/2 cup water (optional)

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon flour or corn starch dilluted in 1/4 cup of water

Method:

• In a deep pan, saute garlic and onion in 4 tablespoons of oil then add cleaned fresh squid.
• Let simmer for 2 minutes then add vinegar, chilli and laurel leaves.
• Add 1/2 cup water if dry then add salt to taste.
• Let boil until cooked, thicken with dilluted flour or corn starch.

Squid swims forward, upward and downward, they breathe through their gills. There have been 300 types of squid that have been identified although there's a lot of varieties more that are not yet discovered. They are quick and agile and releases ink when they are threatened to make their rapid escape. It is believed that squid is one of the invertebrates that has the highest level of intelligence. They are extremely active and they seem to do quite well when it comes to adapting to the changing environment around them.Source:http://www.squid-world.com

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The Benefits of Eating Squid:

Squids contain copper that fulfills 90% of the body's requirement, essential for absorbing, storing and metabolizing iron and stimulating the formation of red blood cells.

Individuals suffering from rheumatoid arthritis are often found to have low selenium levels in their blood. Since squids have abundance of this mineral, it helps in relieving symptoms of arthritis and controlling damage caused by free radicals.

Frequency and duration of migraines are lowered due to the presence of vitamin B2 (riboflavin). Research indicates that riboflavin supplements are good remedy for the prevention of migraines.

Squids also contain large amount of phosphorus, similar to shrimps and fish. This mineral is necessary for stimulating calcium in building bones and teeth.

A great source of Vitamin B12, squids are known to lower homocystein levels in the body, which can otherwise increase the rate of strokes and heart attack.

Squids help to stabilize sugar levels in the blood due to the increased supply of vitamin B3 to the body.

Deficiency in zinc can lead to a range of infectious organism damaging the body. However squids which are rich in this component help strengthen the immune system.

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