Betutu Squid Recipe, Bali Island Special Menu Spicy and Rich in Spices

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Check out this recipe for squid betutu, a typical Balinese dish with a spicy taste and rich in spices. 

Quoted from the newbie food, betutu itself means the process of processing meat which generally uses chicken and duck. 

But not only from chicken or duck, squid can also be cooked with this betutu process. 

The process of making squid betutu takes 45 minutes. 

The squid betutu recipe in this article can be served into nine servings. 

For more details, here is a recipe for squid betutu quoted from Sajian Sedap : 

Ingredients 

Betutu Squid Ingredients 

• 500 grams of whole squid, clean, remove the ink
• 50 grams of young cassava leaves, boiled, squeezed and cut into pieces
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 6 banana leaves to wrap

Ground spices 

• 5 candlenuts, roasted
• 3 lime leaves, remove the bones
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste, grilled
• 1 teaspoon roasted coriander
• 10 red onions
• 4 cloves garlic
• 4 large red chilies
• 3 pieces of red chili
• 2 cm galangal
• 3 cm turmeric
• 2 cm kencur
• 1 cm
• 1 lemongrass stalk
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Making Steps 

• The first step, mix all the ground spices with cooking oil.
• Then coat the squid with half the mixture of ground spices.
• Mix the remaining spices with the cassava leaves.
• Then put the cassava leaves into the squid.
• Next, wrap the squid in banana leaves.
• The last step, grilled squid that has been wrapped in banana leaves. Wait until cooked and the squid betutu is ready to be served.

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