Fried Calamari

Name: Fried Calamari
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, milk; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1 1/2 cups, all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1 pound, squid, bodies sliced crosswise ¾ inch thick, extra-long tentacles trimmed to match length of shorter ones; 2 quarts, vegetable oil for frying; , Lemon wedges

Appetizers
Italian
Fish & Seafood

By Steve Dunn ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2020

Squid is inexpensive, requires almost no prep, and cooks in minutes. So why aren't you frying it?

SERVES 4 as an appetizer

TIME 50 minutes

Why This Recipe Works

Want more? Read the whole story

This is a members' feature.