Crispy Calamari with Tartar Sauce

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Marinate the calamari in buttermilk.
  2. 2Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
  3. 3Prepare the tartar sauce combining mayonnaise, sour cream, red onions, pickles, fresh dill, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  4. 4Mix flour, cornstarch, cajun seasoning, garlic powder and black pepper for the dredge.
  5. 5Coat the calamari in the dredge.
  6. 6Shake off the excess.
  7. 7Fry for 2 minutes or until golden brown.
  8. 8Season with salt.

Ingredients

  • calamari
  • buttermilk
  • 1 cup white bread flour
  • 0.5 cup corn starch or flour
  • 1 tbsp cajun seasoning
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 0.25 cup red onion finely diced
  • 0.5 cup mayonnaise
  • 0.25 cup sour cream
  • 0.25 cup finely chopped dill pickles
  • 1 tbsp fresh dill roughly chopped
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • taste salt
  • taste pepper
  • salt

Equipment

glass bowlplastic wrapplastic containermeasuring spoonlemon squeezerpepper grinderspoonwhiskthermometerfrying panskimmer