Spicy Calamari

• Seafood

  • 1 lb Squid

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp Cayenne pepper, powder
  • 1 pinch Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 1/2 cups Oil

Found on speedyrecipe.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 lb. squid, cleaned and sliced into rings
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper powder
• a pinch of salt
• 1½ cups oil (canola or peanut)

Directions

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan until the temperature reaches 315F to 320F.
• Combine flour, cayenne pepper powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk until all the ingredients come together.
• Pat the squid dry using a paper towel.
• Dredge the squid in the flour mixture. Shake the excess flour off the squid. Gently put the squid rings in the saucepan one-by-one.
• Cook the squid for 2 minutes or until the breading starts to crisp. Be sure to leave extra space in between the squid rings. Cook the remaining squid in separate batches.
• Remove the fried calamari from the pan. Lay a piece of paper towel on a wide dish and then put the calamari on top.
• Serve with cocktail sauce.

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