Stir-fried squid with black bean sauce (Chinese recipe)
I have always wanted to write a recipe for Chinese stir-fried squid with black bean sauce, an interesting home-cooked Cantonese dish. There is an intriguing story behind this dish. In Cantonese, it is known as ‘chow-yau-yu,’ 炒魷魚, which has taken on a negative connotation of being fired by one’s employer. It is unclear why this …