Salt and Pepper Calamari Bites
Created by ImPat on November 27, 2014
- Servings: 24
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #16134
Ingredients
- 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)
How to Make
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Step 4: Coat half the calamari pieces in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess.
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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.
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Step 6: Insert toothpicks into the calamari pieces to serve with the lemon wedges.
Nutritional Facts
- 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