Crumbed Calamari

[hexi2]

Pretty straight forward but tonight I made these

1 or 2 crackers - place in snackbag, get rolling pin and roll over to crush
Calamari - pop in bag with crumbs, salt and pepper - mix around til covered

Cook calamari for a minute or so in a frypan sprayed with Canola Oil (done when they start to curl a bit)

Serve on a bed of salad and top with mayo and/or lemon

[~Ang~]

Yum I'm definitely going to try this thanks Hexi!

[~Ang~]

I had this for dinner tonight ... it's fantastic!!!!!!!!!

[Trips]

This sounds divine... how do I prepare the calamari? Do I buy it whole or can you buy it cut already?

And can ya tell I dont cook much???? LOL

Still there's always time to learn!!!

Much Love,

Trips xxxxxxxx

[hexi2]

Just buy a couple of squid tubes from the supermarket deli - it's great coz it is a cheap meal. Then you can cut as you wish (they are already cleaned out) either into strips or into rings..

Warning - cook until they curl a bit this only takes a few seconds maybe up to a minute max otherwise they will be tough!

[Trips]

I swear this is my favourite meal of all time at the moment!! YUMMMMOOOOO!!!

[hexi2]

I am so happy you love it - best thing is its so quick and simple

[Stoddy]

Oh Hexi

This was awesome .. made it tonight and I can see that is going to be a regular dish !!!!

Thanks for sharing !

Stoddy

[jacin]

i have made this a few times and for the life of me i cant get the crumbs to stick to the squid when im cooking it i end up with clumps of biscuits as well as the cooked squid any ideas on how i can make the crumbs stick. thanks

[asmara]

Thanks Hexi2 for sharing your crumbed calamari. Just had it for lunch and it was delish! Only extra thing I did was add some dried chilli flakes into the bag to have a bit of a "zing."

[Shanara]

yep Hexi

Another very satisfied customer - lovely and light and I was surprised how much there was - guess it is thin and light - beauitful with my largely green salad.

Next time i think one cracker will do the job.

Thanks
Shanara

[Kezza]

To all you Calamari Freaks

Can anyone tell me how to get the thin clear skin off the outside of the calamari tube. Even when you buy cleaned calamari tubes they still have a very thin film on them and i've found if you don't remove it, no matter how long you cook them for they still turn out tough. Any help and ideas would be appreciated.

[Shanara]

Hi Kezza

I haven't taken that fine skin off except where it comes off easily by peeling back. The secret for me to making this tender is to only cook for a very short time - around 1 minute else it goes tough. As soon as it starts to become opaque and curl its ready.

Also lots of lemon juice is a definite good move - vinegar just doesn't do it.

Good luck
Shanara

[Kezza]

Thanks Shanara - I'll try that - I'm probably cooking for too long. Not much use in the kitchen. My darling other half is the cook in our household.

[polly]

thanks hexi, made this tonight and it was YUM. I added garlic and chilli flakes to the crumbs. But will try the other way as well. This will definitely encourage me to have people over for dinner
thanks!
polly

[kit]

it is also better to buy the smaller calamari - they are not as tough. the fresher the better as well!!!

[r a b z i]

omgg i tried this last night for dinner!!! and it was FANTASTIC!!! im definately having it again 2nite YUM YUM!! yaayy....thnxxxxx