Boiled Cuttlefish
This is a Thai dish, and the cuttlefish is just rinsed and cooked whole. I have eaten these and they are very good.
Ingredients
- 1 kilo fresh cuttlefish, (2 lb)
- 5-6 shallots, peeled and smashed
- salt, as desired
Instructions
- Rinse the cuttlefish. Fill a pot about half full of water, add the shallots and bring to a boil.
- When the water is boiling, add the cuttlefish. After about 5 minutes the cuttle bones come out (those are the white objects floating at the back of the pot, there is one in each cuttlefish) reduce heat to a simmer and cook for another 5 minutes or until tender. Taste the broth (it is black) and adjust taste with salt as desired.
- Typically served over rice with some broth.
Notes
The cuttlefish cost me 80 Baht/kilo. For 4 servings, this is about 60 cents per serving.