Sydney Fish Market Salt and Pepper Squid

Name: Sydney Fish Market Salt and Pepper Squid
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: AU
Ingredients: squid tubes cleaned; rice flour; coarse sea salt; white pepper; Sichuan pepper crushed; vegetable oil for frying; red chilli sliced; spring onions sliced; sweet chilli sauce

Crispy salt-and-pepper squid rings with a sesame-chilli dipping sauce — a Sydney fish market staple made at home with a light rice flour batter.

📅March 20, 2026

15mPrep

10mCook

3Servings

⭐ 4.8Rating

Sydney Fish Market Salt and Pepper Squid

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Protein 40%Fat 32%Carbs 28%

290kcalCalories

28gProtein

10gFat

20gCarbs

1gFiber

Ingredients

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1⅛ lbsquid tubes cleaned
2.8 ozrice flour
5 gcoarse sea salt
5 gwhite pepper
3 gSichuan pepper crushed
2⅛ cupvegetable oil for frying
1 wholered chilli sliced
3 wholespring onions sliced
4 tbspsweet chilli sauce

Instructions

Score squid tubes in a cross-hatch; cut into 4 cm pieces.
Combine rice flour, salt, white pepper, and Sichuan pepper in a bowl.
Toss squid in the flour mix to coat evenly; shake off excess.
Heat oil in a wok to 180 °C; fry squid in batches for 90 seconds until golden.
Drain on paper; toss with chilli and spring onion.
Serve immediately with sweet chilli dipping sauce.

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