Fried Calamari

Name: Fried Calamari
Yield: Serves 4 as a first course
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup, fine-ground cornmeal; 1/2 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; , Salt; 2 , large egg whites; 1 pound, squid, bodies sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rings, tentacles left whole; 4 cups, vegetable oil for frying; 1 , small lemon, cut into wedges

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Fish & Seafood

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SERVES 4 as a first course

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