Szechuan salt and pepper squid is the easiest entree recipe - Better Homes & Gardens Australia

Ingredients

• 500g squid, cleaned, reserving tentacles
• Vegetable or peanut oil, for deep frying
• 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 4 green spring onions, thinly sliced
• 1 large red chilli, finely sliced
• 1 birdseye chilli, finely sliced
• Salt, to taste
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 lime
• 1 Tbsp Szechuan peppercorns
• 1 Tbsp black peppercorns
• 1 Tbsp white peppercorns
• 1 Tbsp sea-salt flakes
• 1/2 cup cornflour
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp five-spice powder (optional)
• 2 egg whites, lightly whisked