Salt And Pepper Calamari Bites

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 750 ml canola oil (3 cups for frying)
• 2 tablespoons rice flour
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (finely crushed)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper (freshly ground)
• 500 g baby calamari (fresh whole or 250g cleaned tubes)
• 2 lemons (cut into small wedges to serve)

Recipe

• 1 pour the oil into a large saucepan and place a thermometer (for deep frying) in the oil, making sure it does not touch the bottom of the pan and heat of medium until the temperature reaches 180°c.
• 2 clean calamari till you only have the tubes left and then halve lengthways and score inner flesh in a crisscross pattern, then cut into 5cm pieces.
• 3 meanwhile line a large tray with paper town and put the rice flour, salt and pepper in a large shallow dish and stir well.
• 4 coat half the calamari pieces in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess.
• 5 carefully add to the hot oil and cook for 30 seconds or until the calamari is light golden brown and transfer to the tray, repeat with the remaining calamari pieces.
• 6 insert toothpicks into the calamari pieces to serve with the lemon wedges.