Adobong Pusit

Ingredients

* 1 lb. pusit/squid
* 1 1/2 tsp. salt
* 1 small bay leaf
* 1/4 tsp. pepper
* 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
* 1/3 cup vinegar
* 1 tsp. sugar
* 1/4 cup water
* 3 tbsp. cooking oil
* 1 small onion, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. 1) Pull out head, tentacles, innards and transparent ribs from the body of the squid.
2. Cut off tentacles just above the eyes and discard innards and transparent ribs.
3. Wash and drain bodies and tentacles.
4. Combine salt, pepper, garlic, vinegar, water, sugar and bay leaf. Marinate squids in this mixture for 1 hour. Drain. Save marinade
5. Saut? onions in hot oil.
6. Add drained squids, saut? until the juices evaporates (about 10-12 minutes).
7. Strain marinade, add to saut?ed squids.
8. Let simmer for about 15 minutes.