How To Cook Calamari
If you want to cook calamari try making fried squid rings.
How to cook calamari. I had no idea how to cook with calamari but i found this recipe and made this for her for her 95th birthday. If you let them cook any longer you could wind up with rubbery calamari. Flip the calamari and cook for 5 minutes longer. Carefully drop the calamari into the hot oil and fry the rings for about a minute or until the rings turn a golden brown color.
The flour dredged calamari should cook for a minute or so longer because the flour coating protects the calamari from cooking too quickly. Tom aikens recipe calamari. Measure the body excluding the tentacles and make 5 inches or less your goal for quick cooking methods and larger for long cooked. Use tongs to carefully remove the fried squid from the.
I believe it was one of her favorite things she had eaten in recent years. The only change i made upon recommendation from my fish monger was to soak the calamari in milk for 15 minutes after cutting it up but prior to dredging it in flour. One 6 inch squid weighs about 4 ounces. Cut the calamari into 1 2 inch thick rings then dredge them in a mixture of salt pepper and parsley.
Cook over moderately high heat until browned about 5 6 minutes. 12 ounces whole squid or calamari or 6 ounces cleaned 1 standard serving. Cooked calamari can store in the fridge for up to 3 days.