Fried calamari
An easy Spanish dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 22 minutes. Difficulty: easy.
- 17 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 22 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- EasyDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 13 oz squid
Fresh & other
- 9 oz all-purpose flour Shopping tip: All-purpose flour (UK: plain flour).
- 2 ½ tbsp capers
- 1 clove garlic
- To serve lemon
Sauces & oils
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- For frying vegetable oil
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Cut the squid in rings about ½cm thick.
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Tip the flour into a freezer bag.
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Season well.
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Add the capers.
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Give everything a good shake to mix.
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Tip the squid into the bag.
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Shake again till all the rings are well coated.
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Mix the garlic and mayonnaise.
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Place in a serving bowl.
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Pour some oil in a big pan till it comes around 3 inches up your sides, but your pan is no more than third full.
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Place over a medium heat.
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Let the oil warm up.
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To test that the oil is ready.
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Place a little piece of bread in your pan – it should sizzle when it touches your oil.
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Remove a handful of squid from your flour and shake off any excess.
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Drop into the oil.
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Cook for about 3 mins until crisp.
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Remove with a slotted spoon.
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Place on kitchen paper.
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Repeat with the remaining squid.
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Dish up straight away using the mayonnaise and lemon wedges.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.