Crispy Squid With Orange-Chipotle Vinaigrette

Submitted by loveleesmile

"From Bobby Flay....So Good!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• For the Orange-Chipotle Vinaigrette

• 4 cups fresh orange juice
• 1⁄2 small red onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons pureed chipotle chiles in adobo
• 2 teaspoons honey
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 3⁄4 cup canola oil

• For the Crispy Squid Salad

• peanut oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups rice flour
• 1 1⁄2 - 1 3⁄4 cups cold water
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 lb squid ring, and tentacles
• cornmeal, for dredging
• 1⁄2 lb micro greens
• 1⁄4 lb watercress
• 1 head frisee
• 4 whole cherry peppers, jarred in vinegar, thinly sliced
• fresh parsley leaves

directions

1. For the Orange-Chipotle Vinaigrette:

2. Place the orange juice in a medium nonreactive saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until thick and reduced to 3/4 cup.
3. Transfer to a bowl and let cool slightly.
4. Place the reduced orange juice, onion, garlic, vinegar, chipotle puree, honey, salt and pepper in a blender and blend until smooth.
5. With the motor running, slowly add the oil until emulsified.

6. For the Crispy Squid Salad:

7. Fill a large saucepan halfway with the oil and heat until it reaches 350 degrees F on a deep-fry thermometer.
8. Line a large plate or baking sheet with paper towels, set aside. Whisk together the flour and 1 1/2 cups of the water in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. The mixture should resemble crepe batter, if it is too thick; add more water a few tablespoons at a time, then season with salt and pepper.
9. Season squid with salt and pepper and working in batches, dip 1/3 of the squid in the rice flour batter and allow the excess to drip off then dredge in the cornmeal. Fry until lightly golden brown and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on the paper towel-lined plate. Season immediately with salt.
10. Place the greens in a bowl and drizzle with about 1/4 cup of the orange-chipotle vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper. Mound the greens on a platter and place some of the sliced cherry peppers on top. Place the squid around the perimeter of the platter, drizzle all with more of the vinaigrette and garnish with parsley leaves.

Reviews

[Everything Sweet]

Great dressing! I wasn't to sure how this would taste, but everything came together nicely. The only thing I didn't like was that the squid tasted dry with corn meal. Next time I might just use a flour batter. I didn't know what micro greens were so I just used lettuce instead. Put lots of salt and pepper on the squid right when it comes out!!!!