🇮🇹 Italian

Fried Calamari

Name: Fried Calamari
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1.5 tsp Salt; for deep frying Vegetable Oil; 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour; 1/4 cup Cornstarch; 500 g, cleaned and ringed Squid; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper

🇮🇹 Italian

Italy's fritto misto star — squid rings in a paper-thin crust, fried for exactly the right amount of time and not one second more. Lemon, salt, and the eternal quest for the perfect second ring.

Prep 20 min Cook 15 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1.5 tsp
Vegetable Oilfor deep frying
All-Purpose Flour3/4 cup
Cornstarch1/4 cup
Squid500 g, cleaned and ringed
Black Pepper1/2 tsp

Optional extras

Lemon1, wedges
Eggs1, for the wash
Breadcrumbs1/2 cup

Instructions

1
Dry the squid rings thoroughly on cloth.
2
Toss in seasoned flour-cornstarch mix; shake off excess.
3
Fry small batches at 190°C for 90 seconds to 2 minutes only.
4
Drain on racks, not paper.
5
Salt immediately; serve with lemon wedges.

Chef's tip

Ninety seconds is not a suggestion — squid turns from tender to rubber between one and two minutes.

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