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Fried Calamari

Calamari rings breaded and fried
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course, Seafood
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 2
Calories 370.8 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 8 Large Calamari Rings we get ours frozen and put them in a bowl with the lemon juice to soak and defrost while getting the skillet and the  dredging stuff ready.
  • 2 large lemons 1 1/2 juiced for soaking the Calamari - 1/2 cut into two wedges for serving
  • oil for frying any kind of vegetable frying oil will work - but we use regular (non extra virgin) olive oil for a better flavor 
  • 1 cup flour
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp. red pepper flakes
  • 1 tbsp. dried basil or twice as much fresh basil leaves chopped
  • 1 jumbo egg or two small ones
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Put the calamari rings into bowl with the lemon juice to defrost and soak up some of the juice while you get the rest of the stuff ready. Turn them over a couple of times as they thaw out.
  • Put a skillet or sauté pan on at medium high and pour in enough oil get it about 1/2 inch deep. Put the flour, salt, pepper, basil and the red pepper flakes in one bowl and stir them together. The egg and the grated cheese in the other bowl and whip the egg and the cheese together.
  • Test the oil to see if it is hot enough by dropping a pinch of the flour in and if it bubbles it's ready. One at a time put a calamari ring into the flour and turn it a couple of times to get it coated. Then into the egg and cheese then into the oil. Don't crowd them together as they cook. Make sure that they are not touching. Check them as they cook. After about 45 seconds they should be browned enough to turn them over and brown the other side. When the other side is also browned put them on a paper towel to drain the excess oil off. For the two of us we fry in two batches of 4 each. Then serve them up.

Nutrition

Calories: 370.8kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 16.6gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 21.8mgSodium: 565.6mgPotassium: 451.3mgFiber: 7gSugar: 0.8gVitamin A: 2462.4IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 420.3mgIron: 10.9mg
Keyword Italian, main course, quick and easy, seafood
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