# Vegan Calamari

These crispy, fried treats don't need to involve sea creatures at all.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 fancy eggplants
- water
- 1 spoon vegan fish sauce or soy sauce
- salt
- nori
- lemon juice
- flour
- plant milk
- bread crumbs
- oil

## Instructions

1. Take two fancy eggplants and peel them.
2. Slice the peeled eggplant into thick rounds.
3. Use a small cutter to remove the center of each eggplant slice, creating rings.
4. Prepare a pot with water.
5. Add a spoon of vegan fish sauce or soy sauce to the water.
6. Add a little salt to the water.
7. Add nori to the water for a fishy flavor.
8. Squeeze some lemon juice into the pot.
9. Add the eggplant rings to the seasoned water.
10. Cook the eggplant rings for about 10 minutes.
11. Drain the cooked eggplant rings.
12. Prepare a batter by mixing flour, salt, and plant milk in a bowl.
13. Place breadcrumbs on a plate.
14. Dip each eggplant ring into the batter.
15. Then coat each battered eggplant ring in breadcrumbs.
16. Heat oil in a pan.
17. Fry the breaded eggplant rings until crispy.
18. Serve the crispy vegan calamari.

## Equipment

- pot
- peeler
- knife
- cutter
- colander
- bowl
- plate
- pan

## Tips

- Be careful when frying.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5B1ASxPChJ/?igsh=ZTZ4ZHdneWlyZWox
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c71f92b1-9619-4c0d-9288-345ae520540b
- Extracted: 2025-07-23

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