Name: Cajun Fried Calamari
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: ¼ cup ground cumin; ¼ cup chili powder; 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper; 1 cup Creamy Lime Dressing; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 cups corn oil; 1 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 pounds calamari (squid), cleaned; Tabasco sauce, to taste

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

We’ve spiced up our calamari with Cajun flavors. Dip it into a cool lime cilantro mayonnaise.

Ingredients

2 pounds calamari (squid), cleaned
1 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
¼ cup

Main course

Method

Rinse the calamari, cut them into ¼-inch-thick rings, and lay on paper towels to dry.
Combine the flour, cumin, chili powder, pepper, and salt in a shallow bowl.
Heat the oil in a large skillet. When it is very hot, dredge the calamari in the flour mixture, shake off any excess, and fry in the oil (in several batches) until brown and crispy. As the ca

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