Salt and Pepper Calamari Bites Recipe

"The DH and I love salt and pepper squid or calamari and this one from Australian BH&G Diabetic Living looks to be right up our alley - we usually only cook this type of dish when we have caught fresh squid, so saving here for when the time comes. Please note that nutrition count will be way out as the oil is for deep frying and obviously won't be ingested. If serving as an appetizer it would be 8 serves based on 3 pieces per person or would do 2 persons as the first course (entrée) in a meal plan."

Original is 24 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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Oil (canola oil, 3 cups for frying)
2 tablespoons rice flour
1/2 teaspoon sea salt (finely crushed)

1/2 teaspoon white pepper (freshly ground)
500 grams fresh calamari (fresh whole or 250g cleaned tubes)
2 whole lemons (cut into small wedges to serve)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (39.3 g)
Calories 176.6
Total Fat - 18.5 g
Saturated Fat - 6.7 g
Cholesterol - 11.9 mg
Sodium - 51.1 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 2.1 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.6 g
Sugars - 0.4 g
Protein - 0.9 g
Calcium - 5.4 mg
Iron - 0.2 mg
Vitamin C - 9.4 mg
Thiamin - 0 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Pour the oil into a large saucepan and place a thermometer (for deep frying) in the oil, making sure it does not touch the bottom of the pan and heat of medium until the temperature reaches 180°C.

Step 2

Clean calamari till you only have the tubes left and then halve lengthways and score inner flesh in a crisscross pattern, then cut into 5cm pieces.

Step 3

Meanwhile line a large tray with paper town and put the rice flour, salt and pepper in a large shallow dish and stir well.

Step 4

Coat half the calamari pieces in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess.

Step 5

Carefully add to the hot oil and cook for 30 seconds or until the calamari is light golden brown and transfer to the tray, repeat with the remaining calamari pieces.