Crispy Squid with Garlic, Chile, and Basil

Name: Crispy Squid with Garlic, Chile, and Basil
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters toasted bread crumbs; 3 yellow inner stalks celery, washed and sliced; 1 teaspoons chile oil; 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 118 milliliters fresh basil leaves, stemmed, washed, dried and torn; 946 milliliters frying oil; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 lemon, halved lengthwise and sliced into thin half moons; 454 grams squid, cleaned, bodies cut into thin rounds, tentacles intact

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Crispy Squid with Garlic, Chile, and Basil a try. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This dairy free and pescatarian recipe has 2436 calories, 31g of protein, and 246g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up eggs, squid, chile oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

The lightly beaten eggs should be in one medium bowl and the bread crumbs in another. Season both the eggs and the bread crumbs with salt and pepper. Take the squid rings and tentacles and coat them with the egg.

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Salt And Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Squid

Egg

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Bowl

Remove and allow any excess egg to drip off, and then roll the pieces in the bread crumbs.

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Breadcrumbs

Roll

Egg

Place them in a single layer on a baking sheet and refrigerate.

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Baking Sheet

In a medium-size saute pan, heat the chile oil lightly.

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Chili Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Take care not to brown the garlic but instead sweat it so that the liquid emerges and it becomes translucent.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic

Add the sliced celery and stir to coat everything evenly. Cook for 1 minute. Stir in the lemon slices and set aside to cool.

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Celery

Lemon

Pour the oil into a heavy-bottomed pot (or alternatively, a deep fryer).

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Cooking Oil

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Deep Fryer

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Heat the oil slowly to 375 degrees F. Use a thermometer to monitor the temperature. Line a baking sheet with a kitchen towel to drain the squid once they are cooked.

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Squid

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Kitchen Towels

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When ready to serve, drop the squid, in small batches, into the oil. Fry until crispy, turning on both sides with a slotted metal spoon, about 3 to 5 minutes.

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Squid

Cooking Oil

Drain them on the lined baking sheet. Season immediately with salt and toss with the basil leaves.

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Fresh Basil