Crispy Fried Squid Recipe
Crispy Fried Squid is an easy do it at home recipe. Golden and crunchy on the outside yet tender on the inside. This no soggy quick to do batter will give you the perfect fried squid every time.
Crispy Fried Squid
Equipment
- Barbecue sticks
Ingredients
- 1 kilo squid
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- Black pepper
- 2 tablespoons calamansi juice
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 medium eggs
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- To prepare; Slice the squid head open. Give the sides a few cuts. Place these with the legs in a bowl with garlic, black pepper, calamansi juice, and fish sauce. Mix well.
- Let this marinade for 30 minutes while you prepare the batter. In a shallow plate mix together all purpose flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, paprika, and 1 teaspoon pepper.
- After marinating, mix in the eggs. Pierce the heads and legs with barbecue sticks. Repeat until all the squid have been ‘barbecued’.
- Coat these with the flour mixture. Then deep fry in a pan with hot oil until it looks golden. Flip to cook evenly. Make sure to do these in batches.
- Serve and enjoy with your favorite sauce!
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Fried Squid VS Calamari
The biggest difference between these two very similar recipes is-especially when asking what calamari is the cut. While Calamari is the culinary name for squid most people refer to how it’s prepared for eating. Most of the time people think when preparing this it is slicing the squid heads in circles, tossing them in a well seasoned batter with the legs then deep frying. While for fried squid, these are often ‘opened’ squids paired with sticks or flattened then cooked similarly to calamari but as a whole.
What makes this Crispy Seafood Recipe so Popular ?
Similar to calamari fritters, this crispy seafood recipe is so popular because it delivers the perfect contrast of textures. Who can resist a tender cooked squid coated in a light crunchy coating. It’s a fan-favorite for a reason-since it’s also easy to dress up with seasonings, sauces, or sides, and especially great when you need to make a quick snack to serve guests. Making this a favorite appetizer in restaurants and home kitchens alike.
Deep Fried Squid Recipe – Ingredients
- Squid – our main ingredient for this recipe.
- Calamansi Juice and Fish sauce – to slightly tenderize the squids.
- All Purpose Flour – for the batter.
- Cornstarch – helps crisp up the squid better.
- Garlic, Black Pepper and Paprika Powder – seasonings you can also change to your preferred spices.
- Eggs – to help the flour stick to the squid better.
- Oil – for deep frying.
How to fry squid ?
Ingredients
- 1 kilo squid
- 3 cloves garlic ( minced )
- Black pepper
- 2 tablespoons calamansi juice
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 medium eggs
- Oil for deep frying
- Barbecue sticks
Steps :
1. To prepare; Slice the squid head open. Give the sides a few cuts. Place these with the legs in a bowl with garlic, black pepper, calamansi juice, and fish sauce. Mix well.
2. Let this marinade for 30 minutes while you prepare the batter. In a shallow plate mix together all purpose flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, paprika, and 1 teaspoon pepper.
3. After marinating, mix in the eggs. Pierce the heads and legs with barbecue sticks. Repeat until all the squid have been ‘barbecued’.
4. Coat these with the flour mixture. Then deep fry in a pan with hot oil until it looks golden. Flip to cook evenly. Make sure to do these in batches.
5. Serve and enjoy with your favorite sauce!
Fried Squid Recipe Questions
- Fried Squid Calories
This Fried Crispy Squid recipe has around 85 calories per serving of 50 grams.
- How to make crispy fried squid even better ?
- Fried Calamari Buttermilk – you can also marinade the squid parts with ½ or ⅓ cup of butter milk to help tederize and keep it from being rubbery. It also helps cut out any fishy odor.
- Deep Fried Squid Chinese Style – some also call this “Salt and Pepper Squid” is a dish usually made similar to calamari but is tossed with aromatics like ginger, garlic, scallions and chillies after it’s been fried. Sprinkle it with more salt and pepper at the end.
- Spicy Stir Fried Squid Korean – you’ll need to season this with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, hot pepper flakes, and sugar. Then stir-fry the vegetables first before cooking in the squid. After it looks opaque, thicken up the sauce with slurry.
- Japanese Fried Squid – For this fried squid japanese-style all you need is a tempura style batter, with mayo or wasabi mayo on the side.
- What to enjoy this with ?
- You can enjoy this delicious fried squid on a stick with your favorite sauce on the side or even an ice cold drink to pair with.
- To turn this into a full meal by turning this into fried rice with squid.
- Other ways of cooking this delicious Crispy Fried Squid Recipe ?
You can also use an air fryer for an “Air Fried Squid Recipe” All you need to do is make sure the squid is slightly sprayed or brushed with oil ( Though you can also skip this part ) fry it at 380°F ( 190°C ) or 400°F ( 200°C ) for 10 minutes.
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Fried Squid Recipe ( Tagalog )
Mga Sangkap :
- 1 kilo ng pusit
- 3 butil ng bawang ( tinadtad )
- Paminta
- 2 kutsara ng calamansi juice
- 1 kutsara ng patis
- ½ tasa ng harina
- ½ tasa ng cornstarch
- 1 kutsarita ng garlic powder
- 1 kutsarita ng paprika
- 2 itlog
- Mantika pang prito
Paano Lutuin :
- Ihanda ang mga pusit; hiwain ng pa-bukas. Hiwain ang nga gilid. Ilagay ang mga ito sa mangkok kasama ng mga galamay. Haluan ng bawang, paminta, calamansi juice, at patis.
- I-marinade ng 30 minuto habang hinahanda ang batter. Sa mababaw na plato, ihalo ang harina, cornstarch, garlic powder, paprika, at 1 kutsara ng paminta dito.
- Sa minarinade; haluan ng itlog. Tusukin ang mga ulo at binti gamit ang mga barbecue sticks. Ulitin hanggang tinusuk na ang lahat ng pusit.
- Takpan ang mga ito ng hinalong harina. I-deep fry sa kawali na may mainit na mantika hanggang mag-golden. Pag baliktaran para pantay ang pagkaluto nito. Lutuin ng mag-batches.
- Ihanda at ienjoy kasama ng paborito mong sarsa!
