5 spicy fried squid Recipes

squid, soy sauce, korean chili paste (gochujang), sugar, chili powder, sesame oil, ginger, minced, carrot, green onions, onion, bell pepper, vegetable oil, garlic clove, minced, toasted sesame seeds, optional garnish

frozen cleaned small squid (bodies and tentacles), thawed, drained, or 1 lb fresh, all purpose flour, divided, rice flour,* divided, soy sauce, unseasoned rice vinegar, peanut oil, sugar, more) water, vegetable oil (for deep-frying ), heads) frisee lettuce, cubes peeled seeded fresh papaya, whole roasted salted cashews, fresh water chestnuts, peeled, thinly sliced into rounds, peeled fresh ginger, spicy-sour dressing, toasted sesame seeds

this recipe yields calamari lighter in color than most restaurant versions , so keep this in mind when frying. follow the cooking time, not the color, and you will have perfectly cooked squid. while we love the texture and visual appeal of the tentacles, not everyone does; most fishmongers will gladly sell only bodies if you so desire. before slicing the squid, check the bodies for beaks the fishmonger might have missed. they look and feel like pieces of transparent plastic. for a specialty native to federal hill, the italian neighborhood in providence, rhode island, toss the fried calamari with thinly sliced rings of jarred pepperoncini. the spicy bite of the peppers and the tanginess of the brine are surprisingly good with fried squid. for the best results, clip a candy/deep-fry thermometer to the side of the saucepan to monitor the temperature of the oil., unbleached all-purpose flour, fine-ground cornmeal, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, egg whites, squid , bodies sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rings, tentacles left whole, vegetable oil for frying, lemon , cut into wedges

fresh squid or 1/2 lb squid, slices, egg, salt, splash sesame oil, white pepper, cornstarch, oil, separated, oil (for frying ), soy sauce, garlic cloves, minced, shallots, minced, red chili pepper, thinly sliced