Calamari Recipe

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Calamari Recipe

This fried calamari is a delicious, easy, quick, but moderately expensive recipe. Everyone I've fixed this for absolutely loves it!

I don’t eat fried food too often, but fried calamari is one of my favorites. Rings of squid coated in a super crispy, crunchy shell, dipped in a little marinara or aioli…the BEST!

ingredients

Cooking steps

  1. To get started with the calamari, cut each whole squid into tubes, then soak in a large bowl with fresh lemon juice for 15 minutes:
    2. A picture of a bowl filled with squid

  2. Next, in a separate bowl, mix all-purpose flour with cayenne pepper, paprika, and sea salt. If you wish to also add black pepper, or any other seasonings, add them here.
    3. A picture of a bowl used for the mixture

  3. Split this flour mixture between two bowls, then add buttermilk to a third bowl.
    4. A picture of four bowl containing the ingredients

  4. Remove the squid from the lemon juice, then dredge in the seasoned flour, shaking off the excess.
    5. image of the mixture adding lemon
  5. Then into the buttermilk, letting any excess liquid drip off for a few seconds
    6. adding the calamari to the buttermilk
  6. Then into the second duplicate bowl of seasoned flour, again shaking off any excess
    7. adding the calamari to the bowl of seasonings

Once the fresh calamari has two layers of this flour coating, deep fry the pieces in small batches, for about 2-3 minutes.

Note how short the cooking time is, so it’s really important that the deep fryer temperature is spot on.


picture of the calamari inside the frying pan

The fried calamari should be golden brown perfection, and thoroughly crispy, after just a few minutes!

Remove the squid rings from the hot oil using a slotted spoon or spider strainer, then drain on a paper towel. Immediately salt the calamari so the seasoning sticks:

Te final picture of the recipe ready to eat