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Calamares

Calamares or Calamari is a mouth watering breaded fried squid dish. Discover why this is one of the best appetizers around.

Difficulty Medium
Time 3 min
Servings 3
Ingredients 7
Steps 7
Calamares
filipino Updated 7/16/2010

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 1/2 lb squid cleaned and sliced into rings
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 piece egg beaten
  • 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 cups cooking oil

Instructions

7 cooking steps

  1. Combine squid, salt, and ground black pepper then mix well. Let stand for 10 minutes.
  2. Heat a cooking pot then pour-in cooking oil.
  3. Dredge the squid in flour then dip in beaten egg and roll over breadcrumbs.
  4. When the oil is hot enough, deep-fry the squid until the color of the coating turns brown. Note: This should only take about 2 to 3 minutes in medium heat. Do not overcook the squid.
  5. Remove the fried squid from the cooking pot and transfer in a plate lined with paper towels.
  6. Serve with sinamak or Asian dipping sauce.
  7. Share and enjoy!

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Squid Fried, Seafood, Filipino, Crispy Public recipe Revision 1