Salt and Pepper Squid

Name: Salt and Pepper Squid
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams calamari tubes; 237 milliliters cornstarch; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters peanut oil; 2 Tbsps Szechwan peppercorns; 2 Tbsps sea salt

Salt and Pepper Squid might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. Watching your figure? This dairy free and pescatarian recipe has 1329 calories, 26g of protein, and 84g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of peanut oil, cornstarch, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 15 minutes.

Instructions

Slice the calamari tubes down one side and open them up to lay flat. Score the insides with a knife in a cross-hatch pattern. Set aside.

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Squid Tubes

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Knife

Heat a small skillet over high heat with no oil.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the peppercorns, and toast for a few minutes, stirring constantly, until they start to sizzle and pop.

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Peppercorns

Toast

Pop

Remove them from the pan and set aside.

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Add the salt to the pan and cook over high heat until it has turned a gray color.

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Salt

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Remove from the heat.

Grind the salt and pepper with a mortar and pestle or spice grinder until it becomes a fine powder.

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Salt And Pepper

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Transfer to a resealable plastic bag and mix with flour and cornstarch.

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Corn Starch

All Purpose Flour

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Ziploc Bags

Heat the oil in a wok or heavy skillet over high heat until very hot.

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Place a few pieces of squid at a time into the bag and shake to coat. Shake off excess and quickly fry them in the oil until browned, turning once. Each one should take about 30 seconds.

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Squid

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Serve and eat immediately.