Fried Squid

Calamares Fritos

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    as a starter
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Floyd on Spain

By Keith Floyd

Published 1992

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Ingredients

  • 450g (1lb) squid, prepared by you or your fishmonger and cut into rings or tentacle lengths
  • 6 tablesp

Method

Rinse the prepared squid well, then pop it on to some kitchen paper to dry. Put the flour into a shallow bowl and coat the squid pieces in it, then dip them in beaten egg.

Heat up the oil — you need it to a depth of at least 12mm (½