Hot Butter Cuttlefish (Sri Lankan Style)

Ok, so many of you might be like huh, wots that?

This dish is SO famous in Sri Lanka. Its similar to calamari, deep fried in a crispy batter. Its sweet because of the buttery taste, spicy because of the chillies and so deliciously bad for you.

Ingredients:

500g cuttlefish
50g Corn flour
1 Egg
Salt and pepper to taste
15g Spring onion
15g Capsicum
3tbsp Chilli paste 3tbsp
1 tsp of sugar
100g Butter or margarine
Oil to fry

Method:
1. Drain the cuttlefish well and swab them if needed.
2. Season the cuttle fish with salt, pepper and egg then mix the flour in it or coat it with flour.
3. Heat oil until clear and drop the cuttlefish into it one by one.
4. Fry till cooked and its light brown (like KFC)
5. Heat a wok. add the butter or margarine when it is fully melted add the spring onion and the capsicum.
6. Stir it twice then add the sugar, ajino moto, chili paste and in goes the flowery cuttlefish.
7. Leave it for 2 more minutes for the fried cuttle fish to absorb the hot butter and get ready to be gobbled by mouth watering species.