Salt and Pepper Calamari Bites
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 750 ml canola oil (3 cups for frying)
- 2 tablespoons rice flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt (finely crushed)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper (freshly ground)
- 500 g baby calamari (fresh whole or 250g cleaned tubes)
- 2 lemons (cut into small wedges to serve)
directions
- Pour the oil into a large saucepan and place a thermometer (for deep frying) in the oil, making sure it does not touch the bottom of the pan and heat of medium until the temperature reaches 180°C.
- Clean calamari till you only have the tubes left and then halve lengthways and score inner flesh in a crisscross pattern, then cut into 5cm pieces.
- Meanwhile line a large tray with paper town and put the rice flour, salt and pepper in a large shallow dish and stir well.
- Coat half the calamari pieces in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess.
- Carefully add to the hot oil and cook for 30 seconds or until the calamari is light golden brown and transfer to the tray, repeat with the remaining calamari pieces.
- Insert toothpicks into the calamari pieces to serve with the lemon wedges.
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I'mPat
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