RESTAURANTS
RECIPES

Jimbaran Style
Grilled Squid

served with sambal kecap manis and fresh lemon basil

If you happen to have a craving for Jimbaran style grilled seafood, here’s how you can make it yourself.

Regulars to Bali know Jimbaran as the beachside fishing village and seafood market, which at night transforms into an open air seafood grill fest. Diners can choose the seafood, bring it to a grill master who will cook it to your liking.

Jimbaran is one of the best places on the island to get the freshest seafood, and aside from the beauty of alfresco dining with the sand between your toes, you are entertained by the roaming buskers performing songs by request.

In this recipe, I uncover the secret recipe of Jimbaran’s Seaside Grill Masters to show how easy it is to cook at home.

Will Meyrick

portions

minutes

Summary

Main Ingredients

  • 4 squids tubes cleaned and also keeping the tentacles
  • 2 sprigs lemon basil
  • 1 piece Balinese lime (any lime will do), halved
  • Sambal kecap manis

 

Marinade I

  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 knob turmeric
  • 1 knob ginger
  • 1 cup butter/margarine
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • Salt
  • Oil

Marinade II (Sambal Kecap Manis)

  • 1 piece shallot, peeled and diced
  • ½ cup small green chillies, chopped
  • 1 cup sweet soy sauce
  • 1 lime, juiced

Sambal Kecap Manis

  • 1 piece shallot, peeled and diced
  • 1/2 cup small green chillies, chopped
  • 1 cup sweet soy sauce
  • 1 lime, juiced

Simply combine the chopped chillies, soy sauce and lime juice together. This can be kept in airtight container in the refrigeration for several days to use as desired.

Garnish

lemon basil

Step by Step Instructions

step 1 : squid prep I

Place the squid on the table and pull the tentacles out with that it should also come the clear cartilage and ink sack, in the same area as the tentacles is also the beck of the squid,  the mouth should just pop out  if you squeeze the tentacles and set to one side.

step 2 : squid prep II

Lightly slice the body of the squid into 4 but make sure you don’t cut all the way through.

step 3 : marinade

Blend your “marinade I” until smooth, by softening butter/margarine and blend garlic, turmeric, ginger to a fine paste.

step 4 : rubbing

Then rub the squid throughly as well as squeezing lime juice, salt and some oil.

step 5 : sambal kecap

Prepare the sambal kecap by simply combine the chopped chillies, soy sauce and lime juice together.

step 6 : embers

Make sure your BBQ is hot and there are no yellow flames.

step 7 : grilling

Place your squid on the wire mesh with the first marinade and grill for 3 minutes each side.

step 8 : spreading

Then add the second marinade of sambal kecap manis and lightly spread onto the squid.

step 9 : second grill

Put it back on the grill and cook for another 5 minutes, turn a couple of times.

step 10 : serving

Served with sambal kecap manis and fresh lemon basil. 

selamat makan!

Bon appetit!