How To Cook Calamari
Measure the body excluding the tentacles and make 5 inches or less your goal for quick cooking methods and larger for long cooked.
How to cook calamari. If you want to cook calamari try making fried squid rings. If you let them cook any longer you could wind up with rubbery calamari. Use tongs to carefully remove the fried squid from the. While these are all with.
Tom aikens recipe calamari. Cut the calamari into 1 2 inch thick rings then dredge them in a mixture of salt pepper and parsley. I believe it was one of her favorite things she had eaten in recent years. Felicity cloake aikens marinades the squid in a mixture of garlic lemon zest rosemary and olive oil for a day before cooking.
Carefully drop the calamari into the hot oil and fry the rings for about a minute or until the rings turn a golden brown color. I had no idea how to cook with calamari but i found this recipe and made this for her for her 95th birthday. The only change i made upon recommendation from my fish monger was to soak the calamari in milk for 15 minutes after cutting it up but prior to dredging it in flour. Cook over moderately high heat until browned about 5 6 minutes.
One 6 inch squid weighs about 4 ounces. Flip the calamari and cook for 5 minutes longer. 12 ounces whole squid or calamari or 6 ounces cleaned 1 standard serving.