Calamari Fritto With Cocktail Sauce And Lemon Dill...

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Ready In: 10 Minutes

Servings: 4

This version of fried calamari has become familiar to most Americans from various restaurants. This calamari recipe comes from southern Italy but I have put my own spin on it by using Panko as the breading.

Ingredients:

1 pound fresh calamari (squid) sliced into rings

1 cup flour

sea salt & fresh ground black pepper

2 large cage free eggs, whipped

1 cup panko bread crumbs

enough peanut or canola oil to fill bottom of heavy skillet to 1/2

fresh lemon wedges and fresh chopped parsely

for lemon dill sauce

1/4 cup quality mayonnaise

juice of 1/4 large lemon

1 teaspoon dried dill

1 teaspoon sugar

1 tablespoon finely minced shallot

for cocktail sauce

1/4 cup ketchup

juice of 1/4 large lemon

prepared horseradish, to taste

Directions:

1. Place flour seasoned with salt and pepper into a ziplock bag, Add a handful of calamari at a time into flour and shake. Place floured calamari into a mess strainer abd shake off excess flour.
2. Roll calamari in the egg then roll in the bread crumbs
3. Heat oil to 350 degrees in pan. Fry breaded calamari for 3 or 4 minutes or until golden brown. Don't over fry the calamari-it will get rubbery and chewy.
4. Drain on paper towels then trasfer to serving platter. Sprinkle with fresh parsely and serve warm with fresh lemon slices and sauces.

By RecipeOfHealth.com