# Crispy Calamari with Tartar Sauce

Crispy calamari rings served with a creamy tartar sauce.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- glass bowl
- plastic wrap
- plastic container
- measuring spoon
- lemon squeezer
- pepper grinder
- spoon
- whisk
- thermometer
- frying pan
- skimmer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Mjr5Y1/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2bd1453f-5eb3-412e-be81-578cfc5382ed
- Extracted: 2025-05-27

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