My Kitchen: Calamari

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Baked Calamari

Baked Calamari makes a nice change from the deep fried variety. This dish is like ratatouille with some calamari thrown in for good measure. Served with rice or pasta it makes a hearty meal. For a lighter fare you can have it with some chunky bread in a bowl.

Ingredients

1 pound of calamari hoods cleaned and skinned

1 eggplant

1 zucchini

1 bell pepper

1 onion

1 tin of whole tomatos

garlic, thyme, oregano to taste

1 tsp of chili flakes

salt and pepper

olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 400F

Slice eggplant into 1/2 inch rounds and place into oiled roasting pan. Slice zucchini into 1/2 inch rounds and place on the eggplant base. Slice onions and peppers into chunks place on the the eggplant base. Slice squid hoods into rounds, place ontop of vegetables. Sprinkle liberally with olive oil. Pour can of whole tomatoes on top of everything. Spread the seasonings over the whole roasting pan.

Cook for two hours until everything is very soft and the calamari is cooked through.

Serve

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Calamari Fritti

Ingredients

one pound of squid skinned and cleaned

equal amounts of flour and cornstarch

salt

oil for frying

Directions

Slice hoods into rings or strips

Dredge in flour cornstarch mixture

Drop into oil for 1 to 2 minutes until golden colour develops

Remove from oil and drain

Serve

Jalapeno Mayo makes a great dipping sauce!

Fries go great with battered Calamari and the oil is already hot!!!!

Click Here to see how to make the perfect French Fry!

Work in batches to so you don't cool the oil too much! You want the oil nice and hot to flash fry those tender rings!

You can throw the whole batch of cut squid into the dredging mix and pull as many out as you need for each batch! Shake them off good so you don't get a lot of loose flour in your oil!