fried calamari with two dipping sauces
Living in New England we are spoiled to have some great fried seafood stands but they can be pricey so I thought about trying it on my own. This recipe is fantastic! And the dipping sauces really take it up a notch! Hope you love it as much as we do. Thanks Monica
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Ingredients
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 pound calamari rings
- 1 teaspoon srirachia sauce
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- - salt and pepper to taste
- 3 - eggs
- - canola oil for frying
- FOR THE TOMATO BASED SAUCE
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 - small onion chopped
- 1-2 - cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon capers and a bit of the juice
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- - few pinches red pepper flakes
- 2 - anchovy fillets, or anchovy paste
- - handful italian parsley roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- - lemon
- OLD BAY AIOLI SAUCE
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 - lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
- - handful italian parsley chopped
- - salt and pepper to taste
How To Make fried calamari with two dipping sauces
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Step 1in a bowl add the buttermilk, sriracha, and calamari and let soak for up to 4 hours in the fridge
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Step 2in a bowl combine the flour, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika and mix together.
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Step 3In another bowl beat the eggs
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Step 4get your deep fryer to 375 or a pan of oil
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Step 5remove the calamari from the buttermilk.
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Step 6dip the calamari in the egg and then into the flour mixture and shake off extra. Add the coated calamari to the oil and cook until golden brown. Remove and place on a paper towel or wire rack
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Step 7To make the tomato olive dip. add olive oil to a sauce pan and add the onions and garlic, red pepper flakes and cook for a few minutes.
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Step 8add the tomato paste, anchovies, olives, canned tomatoes and capers and let cook about 20 minutes. Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 9add the parsley and some lemon juice to taste.
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Step 10For the old bay aioli dip Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve Super easy! Super delicious!
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