Mediterranean Calamari Tacos

Name: Mediterranean Calamari Tacos
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 680 grams calamari tubes and tentacles; 0 teaspoons cayenne; 12 corn tortillas* (5 to 6 in.), warmed; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 serving Lemon Aioli; 1 serving Fried Caper and Orange Slaw; 118 milliliters white rice flour; 1 serving Vegetable oil for deep frying

Mediterranean Calamari Tacos might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 69% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 1. One portion of this dish contains about 136g of protein, 22g of fat, and It is an expensive recipe for fans of Mexican food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. A mixture of vegetable oil, flour, corn tortillas, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the lemon you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing

Instructions

Preheat oven to 20

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Cut calamari tubes into 1/2-in. rings; pat calamari mostly dry.

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Squid

Mix flours, cayenne, and salt in a bowl.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Salt

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Bowl

Heat 1 1/2 in. oil in a 5- to 6-qt. pan over medium-high heat to 38

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Toss one-quarter of calamari at a time in flour to coat, shaking off excess. With a slotted spoon, lower calamari into oil and cook until golden (adjust heat to maintain 380), 2 to 3 minutes per batch.

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All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

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Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Keep warm in oven as you fry remaining calamari.

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Squid

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Paper Towels

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Smear each tortilla with about 1 tbsp. aioli, then fill with calamari and slaw.

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Aioli

Add more sauce if you like.

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*If tortillas are very thin, buy double the amount and stack 2 per taco.

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Tortilla

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Servings:

680grams

calamari tubes and tentacles 0teaspoons

cayenne 12

corn tortillas* (5 to 6 in.), warmed 118milliliters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoon

kosher salt 1serving

Lemon Aioli 1serving

Fried Caper and Orange Slaw 118milliliters

white rice flour 1serving

Vegetable oil for deep frying

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Stoltz Organic Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 26 dollars per bottle.