Fried calamari Ooooh la-la!!

Ernest

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Fried calamari Ooooh la-la!!

April 25, 2015, 09:09 PM

My all time favorite appetizer.... Fried calamari.
Heat peanut oil to 400 degrees.

Cleaned and sliced

Seasoned with salt and chipotle powder

Then season AP flour, put that mess in a ziplock bag and shake shake shake.

We ready to fry

Calamari cook in less than two minutes. If you go past that you'll be eating rubber bands

As soon as it comes out of the fryer, hit it with salt and chipotle powder.

Snack time.....
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_John_

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April 25, 2015, 10:26 PM

Looks good, any that I have tried have been rubber bands. And I have never seen raw calamari before, looks like plastic.
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Ernest commented

April 26, 2015, 06:11 AM

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They were probably overcooked.
I heat my oil to 400 degrees so that the outside can brown quickly without overcooking the inside.
Raw does look like plastic tubes.
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#3

April 26, 2015, 05:10 AM

Looks great. Wife & I like to get calamari out quite often. Good stuff.
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#4

April 26, 2015, 07:31 PM

Love the idea of adding chipotle powder. Those look great!
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May 23, 2015, 09:18 AM

I can already taste them in my mouth with a blue cheese/ranch dip and a cold corona
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May 23, 2015, 12:59 PM

Alex Baton don't skip the lemon. We ended up not dipping them, just a squirt of lemon juice
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May 27, 2015, 11:44 PM

Ernest You convinced me. I guess you got that marinara just for the picture
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