Crispy Calamari with Punchy Lemon, Chilli & Caper Dip

Name: Crispy Calamari with Punchy Lemon, Chilli & Caper Dip
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 500 g Cleaned squid; 100 g Plain flour; 50 g Cornflour; 1 tsp Smoked paprika; 1/2 tsp Garlic powder; Fine sea salt; Freshly cracked black pepper; Neutral oil; 1 Lemon; 1 handful Flat-leaf parsley; 150 g Good-quality mayonnaise; 1 Garlic clove; 1 tbsp Capers; 1 tsp Caper brine; 1 small Red chilli; 1 Lemon zest; 1/2–1 Lemon juice; 1 handful Flat-leaf parsley; 1 handful Chives; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil; Freshly cracked black pepper; Salt

You’re nine years old, at a beach restaurant in continental Europe. You open the menu, looking for a cheesy pizza, only to see calamari sat right there. Apprehensively, you try it, after all, it is squid. My lord, it’s crispy, tangy, and paired with a good dip, complete perfection. This, is how I make it. If it’s hot, properly crispy and seasoned straight out of the fryer, I am VERY happy. The two important things with calamari are dry squid and very hot oil. Get either of those wrong and you can very quickly end up with a slightly depressing soggy mess!

Prep

15m

Cook

Total

20m

Crispy Calamari with Punchy Lemon, Chilli & Caper Dip

You’re nine years old, at a beach restaurant in continental Europe. You open the menu, looking for a cheesy pizza, only to see calamari sat right there. Apprehensively, you try it, after all, it is squid. My lord, it’s crispy, tangy, and paired with a good dip, complete perfection. This, is how I make it. If it’s hot, properly crispy and seasoned straight out of the fryer, I am VERY happy. The two important things with calamari are dry squid and very hot oil. Get either of those wrong and you can very quickly end up with a slightly depressing soggy mess!

Prep

15m

Cook

Total

20m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

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Step 1

Start with the dipping sauce because giving it a little time to sit allows all those flavours to properly get to know each other. Add the mayonnaise to a bowl with the garlic, chopped capers, caper brine, chilli, lemon zest, Dijon, parsley and chives.

For

For the calamari

500

Cleaned squid, cut into rings, tentacles kept whole

100

Plain flour

Per Serving

Calories

735kcal

Fat

53g

Saturates