Calamares

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Calamares is a deep fried breaded squid usually served with a dipping sauce.

Ingredients:

1/2 lb medium to large sized squid, cleaned and sliced into rings

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 piece raw egg, beaten

3/14 cup breadcrumbs

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 cups cooking oil 

Procedures:

1. Combine squid, salt and ground black pepper then mix well. Let stand for 10 minutes.

2. Heat a cooking pot then put the cooking oil.

3. Dredge the squid in flour then dip in beaten egg and roll over breadcrumbs.

4. When the oil is hot enough, deep-fry the squid until the coating turned to golden brown. Cooking time about 2-3 minutes.

5.  Remove the fried squid from the cooking pot and transfer to a plate lined with paper towel.

Served with any dipping sauce like ranch dressing, mayonnaise with ketchup or tomato dipping sauce

Happy Tummy!