Calamari

Name: Calamari
Prep time: 2 h 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters sliced mild banana peppers; 2 Tbsps whole butter; 473 milliliters buttermilk; 473 milliliters calamari sliced into rings (use tubes and tentacles); 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 4 servings Oil, for frying; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 59 milliliters chopped scallions; 177 milliliters diced tomatoes

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Calamari From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Clean and soak calamari in buttermilk for 2 hours before cooking.

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Buttermilk

Squid

Drain well in a large mixing bowl. Season flour with salt and pepper. Dredge calamari with flour until each ring separates easily from others. Put in sifter and shake off excess flour.

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Salt And Pepper

Squid

All Purpose Flour

Shake

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Mixing Bowl

Sifter

Heat oil and fry calamari until golden brown. DO NOT OVERCOOK!

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Squid

Cooking Oil

Start with 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. When butter is melted, add peppers and tomatoes. Deglaze with lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

Tomato

Peppers

Butter

Add remaining butter and scallions. Toss.

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Green Onions

Butter

Add calamari and toss.

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Squid

Serve

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Mixing Bowl

Sifter

Ingredients

Servings:

177milliliters

sliced mild banana peppers 2Tbsps

whole butter 473milliliters

buttermilk 473milliliters

calamari sliced into rings (use tubes and tentacles)473milliliters

all-purpose flour 1Tbsp

fresh lemon juice 4servings

Oil, for frying 4servings

Salt and pepper 59milliliters

chopped scallions 177milliliters

diced tomatoes

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Graham Beck Bliss Nectar

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