Thai-style sautéed squid with salted egg yolks

Thai-style sautéed squid with salted egg yolks

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A quick Thai stir-fry: blanched squid stir-fried with garlic, oyster sauce, chili paste, and crushed, salted egg yolks, served with rice.

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The salted cane sugar gives this Thai stir-fry a golden, rich, and slightly grainy sauce. The squid, which are only lightly blanched, remain tender; the whole dish can be prepared in just a few minutes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$4.48 $1.12 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.34
  • $1.05
  • $0.26
  • $0.35
  • $0.22
  • $0.04
  • $0.00
  • $0.05
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mash the salted egg yolks with water until you have a smooth mixture. ≈ 4 min
  2. Blanch the squid in boiling water until they are almost cooked, then drain them.
  3. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté until golden. Then, add the green onions and squid and continue to sauté.
  4. Add the oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, chili paste, pepper, and whisked egg yolks. ≈ 3 min
  5. Stir-fry until everything is well coated, add the chili pepper, stir for 10 seconds, and then turn off the heat.
  6. Serve immediately with hot rice. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Thai-style sautéed squid with salted egg yolks

  • 350 g of squid, cut into pieces$2.34
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs, salted (just the yolks)$1.05
  • 5 cloves of garlic, minced$0.26
  • 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce$0.35
  • 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce$0.22
  • 1/2 tablespoon of light soy sauce$0.04
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar$0.00
  • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper$0.05
  • oil$0.17

Total$4.48

that's $1.12 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 350 g of squid, cut into pieces
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs, salted (just the yolks)
  • 60 ml of water
  • 1 green onion, cut into pieces
  • 1 long, thin red chili pepper, finely chopped
  • 5 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon of light soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of nam prik pao (grilled chili paste)
  • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
  • oil

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