My Asian Calamari
By: Marelie
Published: Monday, March 14, 2011 - 1:19am

Ingredients




500 grams fresh squid rings
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 egg white
1 tablespoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon all spice powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon paprika
some oil for frying

Preparation

1 In a bowl mix the ff: salt, sugar, pepper,egg white, curry powder,all spice and cornstarch. 2 Mix well and put squid rings, mix again and marinate for one hour or overnight if you like. 3 When you're about to cook, in a plastic or freezer bag, mix the ff: flour, baking powder and salt. 4 Shake well and start to put inside the squid rings by batches. 5 Fry them at once and make sure the oil is hot!

About


My Asian Calamari is different...you have to marinate it overnight. Once you take out from the fridge, coat with flour mixture and fry at once...while still cold. Yes, thats the trick . The result is wonderfully satisfying, so soft yet crunchy.