Fried Calamari

Deep fried Calamari

Here in Greece – Seafood is well appreciated, one of the well known dishes are fried calamari. This dish you will find in almost all the taverns around Greece. Fried calamari – are fried squid, this is a crispy dish served with just a salt seasoning and lemon wedges. If you would like to make this dish at home – here is a recipe that is home-made friendly and not so hard to make.

ingrediens:

• 1lb of squid (thawed if frozen and cleaned)
• 1/3 cup of corn flour
• 1 cup flour
• 2tbsp. of corn starch
• salt and pepper to taste
• vegetable oil (sunflower oil)
• lemon wedges for garnish

1. Thaw, clean and rinse your calamari. Pat dry with paper towels.
2. In bowl, add your flour, corn flour, corn starch, salt, pepper and mix well. Have a quick taste of the flour mixture to assure yourself of proper seasoning.
3. Dredge your calamari in flour mixture and shake off excess flour. Let stand, while you pre heat the oil for frying. You should fry your calamari in about three inches of oil.
4. As soon as your oil it’s a temperature between 360-375F, you’re ready.
5. Fry your calamari for 3-4 minutes per batch. season with salt
6. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.

 If you have not tried calamari before or you don’t like seafood, the taste is interesting and definitely worth a try, even for people who does not enjoy seafood so much.

Hope you enjoy