Crispy Fried Calamari
This crispy fried calamari is one of my go-to appetizers whenever I'm out for dinner.
Ingredients
Wet batter
- 400 g squid
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp salt
Seasoning flour
- 1 cup AP flour
- ½ cup corn starch
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- ½ tbsp black pepper
- ½ tbsp paprika
- ½ tbsp salt
Garlic mayo
- 1 cup mayo
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1½ tsp lemon juice
- parsley
Garnish
- parsley
- lemon
Instructions
- Mix all garlic mayo ingredients together then set aside.1 cup mayo, 1 tsp salt, 3 cloves garlic, 1½ tsp lemon juice, parsley
- Remove skin from squid by peeling with fingers. If there is any trouble, rinse with water while peeling to help.400 g squid
- Separate the tentacles from the tube. Cut just below the eyes leaving only the tentacles and throw the eyes away.
- Remove the pen from the tube which is the plastic like object. A simple tug and pull should remove the entire thing.
- Cut the remaining tube into rings about ½ - 1 inch in thickness.
- Rinse off the rings and tentacles in water then strain and dry.
- Mix together buttermilk, an egg, and salt.1 large egg, 1 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp salt
- Mix together all seasoning flour ingredients.1 cup AP flour, ½ cup corn starch, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp onion powder, ½ tbsp black pepper, ½ tbsp paprika, ½ tbsp salt
- Using a strainer, take out the raw squid from the buttermilk so that the excess buttermilk drips off. Add all of the squid into the seasoning flour and toss with hands until fully coated. Make sure each piece is individually coated well.
- Heat up a pot of oil until hit 375F
- Using a spyder or strainer, dust off the excess flour from the calamari and fry in batches for 2 minutes making sure not to overcrowd.
- Season with salt immediately after frying.
- Top with parsley, serve with lemon and garlic mayo.parsley, lemon
