Nonna Romana Sciddurlo’s Fried Calamari

Calamari Fritti

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    4 to 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      35 min

Appears in
Cooking with Nonna: A Year of Italian Holidays

By Rossella Rago

Published 2018

  • About

Fried calamari hits everyone’s Italian comfort-food spot. The plate never makes it more than one round around the dinner table! Nonna Romana’s calamari are coated in refined semolina flour, which gives them a little more texture and a gorgeous golden color. In Italy, fried calamari aren’t quite as crunchy as they are here in the States. The outside coating is light and delicate, and doesn’t overpower the seafood. These can be served Italian-American style with marinara sauc