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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is one of the nicest and best tasting calamari recipes that I have eaten. I find that the calamari is not tough as I have experienced in many restaurants. A friend Chef and I developed this marvelous recipe that is so easy to prepare. Ingredients:
1/2 lb frozen calamari or 1/2 lb fresh calamari |
1/2 cup whole milk, homogenized |
1/4 cup all-purpose flour |
1/4 cup japanese panko breadcrumbs or 1/4 cup regular fine dry breadcrumb |
1/2 cup vegetable oil (for frying) |
2 garlic cloves, minced |
1 tablespoon sambal oelek (red hot pepper flakes sauce) |
Directions:
1. Firstly, prepare a deep-fryer with a good vegetable oil and heat to 375 degrees F, or use a medium size deep frying pan on high heat.
2. Defrost calamari and rinse under cold running water.
3. Cut calamari into 1/4 inch strips. If using fresh calamari, just cut into 1/4 inch strips. Pat dry calamari with paper towels.
4. In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together flour and Panko bread crumbs.
5. Add milk to a bowl and dip calamari in the milk.
6. Toss calamari strips in flour/crumb mixture just to coat. You do not want to have a heavy coating as it could drop off when frying.
7. Flash fry coated calamari in prepared deep-fryer or frying pan for about 15 seconds, deep frying in small amounts.
8. In a frying pan, heat 1/2 cup of vegetable oil to medium-high heat.
9. Add garlic and Sambal Oelek and stir well, cover with a screen to prevent oil from spattering or splashing.
10. Sauté flash-fried calamari for about 1 minute or until nicely light brown. Do not over fry as it could get chewy.
11. Serve calamari with your favorite dip.
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