# Fried Calamari

This recipe shows how to make restaurant-style fried calamari at home in about 30 minutes.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup all purpose flour
- 0.25 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 cage free organic eggs
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 0.25 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 3 squid tubes
- 0.5 cup sunflower oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 0.25 teaspoon saffron threads
- 0.5 cup mayonnaise
- 0.5 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon wedge
- 1 fresh parsley

## Instructions

1. Add ½ cup of all-purpose flour into a bowl, season it with ¼ teaspoon of fine sea salt, and mix it together.
2. Crack two cage free organic eggs into a separate bowl, add in 1 tablespoon of milk and whisk it together until everything is well combined.
3. Measure out 1 cup of bread crumbs and add it into a third separate bowl. Add in ¼ teaspoon of fine sea salt and a generous portion of freshly cracked black pepper and mix together.
4. Cut each tube of squid into ½ inch pieces.
5. Coat each squid ring by passing it through the all-purpose flour, then through the egg wash, and finally through the breadcrumbs, making sure the breadcrumbs are evenly coating the squid ring. Transfer each coated squid ring into a dish.
6. Grab a large frying pan, heat it with medium heat and add a generous ½ cup of sunflower oil.
7. Add two roughly minced garlic cloves and ¼ teaspoon of saffron threads into a mortar and pound down until you form a paste.
8. Add a generous ½ cup of mayonnaise, ½ teaspoon of fresh lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and whisk it all together until you end up with a beautiful creamy texture.
9. Start adding the squid rings into the pan, making sure they're in a single layer. Cook these in batches.
10. After about a minute and a half, start flipping the squid rings to fry the other side. Do not go any longer than 90 seconds per side.
11. Transfer the fried calamari into a dish with some paper towels.
12. Transfer the saffron aioli into a small bowl, place it into a serving dish and add the fried calamari into the dish.
13. Garnish with a lemon wedge and some fresh parsley.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- measuring cup
- knife
- large frying pan
- mortar and pestle

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/Ul5zC23_hpo?si=TgmMNSstQ3CnqGZZ
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/27003441-d901-465e-8c57-be300ffab0eb
- Extracted: 2025-01-29

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