Seafood
Homemade Fried calamari
This version of Homemade Fried calamari is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for traditional Seafood configurations....
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7 Min Prep
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11 Min Cook
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6 Servings
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Non-Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 300g Squid
- 200g Plain Flour
- 2 tblsp Capers
- 1 clove peeled crushed Garlic
- 5 tblsp Mayonnaise
- For frying Vegetable Oil
- To serve Lemon
Instructions
1
step 1
Cut the squid into rings about ½cm thick.
2
Tip the baking flour into a freezer bag and savor well.
3
toss in the capers, then give everything a good shake to whiz together.
4
Tip the squid into the bag, then shake again until all the rings are well coated.
5
whiz together the garlic and mayonnaise, then place in a serving dish.
6
step 2
empty some cooking oil into a large pot until it comes about 7cm up the sides, but the pot is no more than a third full.
7
Place over a medium scalding up and let the cooking oil toasty up.
8
To test that the cooking oil is ready, place a small piece of bread in the pot – it should sizzle when it touches the cooking oil.
9
step 3
Remove a handful of squid from the baking flour and shake off any excess.
10
Gently drop into the cooking oil, then oven-cook for about 3 mins until crisp.
11
Remove with a slotted spoon and place on kitchen paper.
12
Repeat with the remaining squid.
13
dish up straight away with the mayonnaise and lemon wedges.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Spanish
Spanish
Course
Seafood
Seafood
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
18 mins
18 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
7 minsCooking Time
11 minsTotal Time
18 minsMaster Chef
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