LIGHT AND CRISPY CALAMARI WITH FRIED LEMONS
Calamari is one of our favorite seafood dishes. They are crispy light bites of ocean candy and teach the essential technique of a quick dredge and deep-fry. It's very similar to fried chicken with a soak in dairy, which does a few important things. It sweetens the taste of fresh seafood by sucking out the strong ocean flavors that some don't like. It also creates the base of the crunchy batter by clinging to the cornmeal to make a phenomenal crust. And also like fried chicken, you can double dredge by running the crust through the cream, flour and cornmeal a second time. This technique also works with fish sticks, clams, oysters and cuttlefish. It's basically great for small bits of meat or seafood that need a crispy crust. Pair this with tomato sauce or some tartar sauce for a great starter or snack.
Provided by Jet Tila
Categories appetizer
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- To make the calamari, clean the squid. To clean a whole squid, separate the head and tentacles from the body. With a paring knife, cut between the eyes and the tentacles, discarding the eye portion. In the center of the tentacles, push out a little round bead with the hard beak and discard it; reserve the tentacles. For the body section, peel off the flaps and the dark-colored membrane. Remove the quill, the plastic-like bone. Squeeze out the innards like squeezing out toothpaste. Rinse the tentacles and body sections and dry well. Cut the body sections into nice rings. Leave the legs intact.
- Whisk the heavy cream and eggs together in a medium-size bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add the squid, onion and lemon and refrigerate for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- To make the dredge mix, combine the flour, cornstarch, cornmeal, paprika, salt and pepper in a separate bowl.
- Pour the oil into a heavy 5-quart (4.5 L) Dutch oven or any heavy-bottomed pot at least twice as deep as the oil and heat to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C) on a frying thermometer. Keep the lid nearby in case of emergency.
- Drain the squid, onion and lemon, leaving some cream stuck to them, then immediately place in the bowl of flour. Roll everything around so the flour mix sticks to the cream like a heavy dredge. Knock off any excess. Fry in small batches until crispy and golden brown, about 1 minutes. Drain well on paper towels or a rack and season again with a little salt and pepper.
- Garnish with the chopped parsley and lemon zest, and serve with the marinara.
FRIED CALAMARI WITH FRIED LEMONS AND LEMON AIOLI
Provided by Marc Murphy
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- For calamari: Soak the calamari pieces in the buttermilk in a bowl for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours in the refrigerator.
- For the lemon aioli: Add the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper to a medium bowl. Stir to combine and adjust the seasoning as needed. Set aside until ready to serve.
- Preheat a deep-fryer or several inches of oil in a Dutch oven to 375 degrees F.
- For the flour seasoning: Add the flour, paprika, salt and pepper to a large bowl. Drain the calamari and put into the flour mixture, making sure each piece gets coated with the flour. Dump all the contents into a colander and shake off any excess flour. Line a dish with paper towels and set aside.
- In batches, add the lemon slices and calamari to the preheated oil and fry, mixing with a slotted spoon to prevent the calamari from clumping together, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Right before you take the calamari and lemon out of the fryer, toss in the parsley leaves carefully; this will cook very fast and can splatter, so stand back. Take all the contents out of the fryer to the lined dish and season with salt.
- Serve with the aioli, garnished with the zest and chopped parsley.
CALAMARI
This is a delicious, very easy, quick but moderately expensive recipe. Everyone I've ever fixed it for absolutely loves it!
Provided by bluebayou
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 20m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oil in a heavy, deep frying pan or pot. Oil should be heated to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- In a medium size mixing bowl mix together flour, salt, oregano and black pepper. Dredge squid through flour and spice mixture.
- Place squid in oil for 2 to 3 minutes or until light brown. Beware of overcooking, squid will be tough if overcooked. Dry squid on paper towels. Serve with wedges of lemon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 641.9 calories, Carbohydrate 5.2 g, Cholesterol 111.8 mg, Fat 66.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 254.1 mg
SOUTHEAST ASIAN RICE NOODLES WITH CALAMARI AND HERBS
Cold noodle dishes are a great way to cool off, and since both calamari and rice-stick noodles require little cooking, the combination makes for an excellent lunch or dinner on a hot, lazy day. With its generous amount of fragrant garden herbs, this salad even smells refreshing.
Provided by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Categories Salad Herb Picnic Quick & Easy Dinner Lunch Squid Healthy Boil Lime Juice Gourmet Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook squid in a 5-quart pot of well-salted boiling water, stirring once, until just opaque, about 1 minute. Transfer with a slotted spoon to an ice bath to stop cooking, reserving boiling water in pot.
- Boil noodles in same water until just tender, about 3 minutes.
- When squid is cool, transfer to a plate, reserving ice bath, and pat dry.
- Drain noodles, then transfer to ice bath to stop cooking. Drain well, then snip with kitchen shears 2 or 3 times.
- Meanwhile, whisk together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until sugar has dissolved. Add oil in a slow stream, whisking until combined.
- Add noodles and calamari to dressing with cucumber, scallions, and herbs and toss well.
LEMON-GARLIC CALAMARI
Make and share this Lemon-Garlic Calamari recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Perfect Pixie
Categories Lemon
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Clean squid:.
- Hold squid with one hand, with the other hand hold head and pull gently, head and inside of body will come away in one compact piece.
- Cut tentacles from head.
- Remove bone found at open end of squid (it looks like a long thin piece of plastic).
- Clean squid under cold running water
- Rub off brown outer skin.
- Cut squid into 5mm rings.
- Drop rings into rapidly boiling water, reduce heat, simmer 10-15 minutes or until squid is tender.
- Drain.
- Combine lemon juice and oil.
- Add squid, cover, refrigerate overnight.
- Next day, add crushed garlic and parsley to marinade, mix well, let stand 2 hours or longer in marinade.
- Serve in the marinade.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 293.5, Fat 20.1, SaturatedFat 3.2, Cholesterol 320.4, Sodium 61.4, Carbohydrate 6.3, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.5, Protein 21.6
CALAMARI WITH HERBS AND POLENTA
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Cook the polenta. Bring 5 cups salted water to a boil in a small pot. Pour in the cornmeal, stirring with a whisk or wooden spoon until it thickens, about 2 minutes. Turn the flame to low and cook for 40 to 45 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in 2 tablespoons butter, if using, and a little freshly ground pepper. Serve warm from the pot. Or pour into a pan, allow to firm up and cut into wedges. Reheat for 10 minutes in a 400-degree oven.
- Cut the squid bodies into 1/2-inch rings. Cut the tentacles in pieces or leave whole if small. Rinse, pat dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat the olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over high heat until the oil looks wavy. Carefully add the squid (it will spatter) and stir to coat. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, lemon zest, marjoram and mint and cook, stirring all the while, for 1 minute, until the squid rings have puffed up and look opaque. Add the wine and cook for 1 minute more.
- Turn off the heat. Add the parsley and scallions and serve immediately with the accumulated pan juices and lemon wedges if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 453, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 40 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 30 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 613 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram
CALAMARI WITH VERMICELLI, LEMON, AND HERBS
We love the combination of tender sauteed squid and crispy toasted vermicelli in this quick dish.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat a large saute pan over medium and toast vermicelli until light brown and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer vermicelli from pan to the boiling water and cook until al dente, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Return saute pan to stovetop. Heat oil over medium. Add onion, jalapeno, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Increase heat to medium-high and add calamari, ghee, and ground mustard seeds. Cook, stirring occasionally, until calamari is white and tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low and add lemon juice and cooked vermicelli to the pan. Season with salt and pepper and stir to combine. Add parsley and mint, then serve with lemon wedges.
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