Squid with Thai basil recipe | delicious. magazine

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1cm piece fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 1-2 bird’s eye chillies, chopped
• 1kg squid, cleaned, gutted, scored and cut into thick strips (see tip)
• 3 tbsp Thai fish sauce
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• Juice of 2 limes
• Bunch of spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced on the diagonal
• A handful of whole fresh Thai basil leaves (you can get Thai basil from Asian food stores but otherwise use tarragon)