FRIED CALAMARI RECIPE ...

FRIED CALAMARI RECIPE
adapted from :     www.rasamalaysia.com




Fried Calamari    ~    deep fried calamari recipe Italian style.  Serve with tomato sauce as dipping sauce, this is the best recipe ever, extra crispy, easy and delicious !!!


Ingredients :

8 - 12  oz.  cleaned squid and tentacles
4  oz.  all-purpose flour   (about  125 gm)
2  oz.  cornstarch   (about  63 gm)
1  large  egg,   beaten
1/8  tsp.  salt
3  dashes  cayenne pepper
Oil,  for deep frying
Bottled tomato sauce or pasta sauce,  for dipping
Chopped parsley,  for garnishing   (I use  dried parsley)


Directions :

1.  Cut the tubes of cleaned squid into 1/2-inch ring.

2.  Transfer the squid to a big bowl with a beaten egg.  Stir to mix well.

3.  In another big bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, cayenne pepper and salt.  Stir to mix well.  Working in small batches, drop some squid into the flour mixture.  Coat well and transfer the squid out to a strainer.

4.  Repeat until all squid are nicely coated with the flour mixture.  Gently shake the strainer with squid to remove excess flour.

5.  Heat up a skillet with 1-inch oil on high heat.  When the oil is heated, deep fry the squid until they turn light brown in colour.  Remove the squid from oil and drain on paper towels.

6.  Garnish the squid with parsley, serve warm with tomato sauce.