Rellenong Pusit

Rellenong Pusit literally translates to Stuffed Squid: “relleno” is the Spanish word for stuffed. This recipe calls for large squids to be stuffed with cooked ground pork.

Try this Rellenong Pusit recipe from Panlasang Pinoy.

Ingredients:

2 large squids, cleaned and gutted

1/2 lb ground pork

1 medium carrot, diced or minced

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 medium onion, minced

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 medium tomato, diced

1 piece lemon

1/2 cup soy sauce

Salt and pepper to taste

1 piece egg, beaten

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

10 tablespoons cooking oil

Cooking procedure:

1. Combine squid, soy sauce, and juice from 1 piece lemon and marinade for 30 minutes.

2. Heat a pan and pour-in 3 tablespoons cooking oil.

3. Sauté garlic, onion, celery, and tomato.

4. Put-in the ground pork and cook until the color turns light brown (about 5 minutes).

5. Add carrots, salt and ground black pepper then stir. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Turn-off heat and let cool.

6. Stuff the marinated squid with the cooked ground pork. Insert toothpicks at the opening of the squid to secure the filling.

7. Dip the stuffed squid in beaten egg then dredge in flour. Set aside.

8. Heat another pan and pour-in 7 tablespoons of cooking oil.

9. Pan-fry the squid. Cook each side for 3 to 5 minutes. Note: Do not overcook the squid so that it will remain tender.

10. Transfer the cooked squid in a serving plate and serve.

11. Share and enjoy!