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Salt & Pepper Calamari

Ingredients

  • 500 grams squid tubes
  • 1 ½ cups Milk
  • ½ cup white flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 10 grinds of black pepper
  • 2-3 cups of Neutral oil for frying I used vegetable oil
  • Serve with Lime wedges

Instructions

  1. For the squid, take the tubes and slice into 1 cm rings.
  2. Place into a container with a lid, and cover with milk. Refrigerate for 3 hours, or overnight
  3. When ready to cook, take out of the fridge and drain the milk off.
  4. Season your flour with the salt and pepper and mix
  5. Heat the oil in a deep pan or wok
  6. Dredge the drained calamari in the flour in a couple of batches. Make sure they are completely coated and shake off any excess.
  7. Once the oil is hot, fry the calamari for around 2 minutes, or until golden.
  8. Remove from the pan and sit on a plate lined with a paper towel, transfer to serving plate and serve immediately with lime wedges and lime mayonnaise.