Recipe Tip: Fried Calamari - Falstaff

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Wash the calamari and dry well on kitchen paper.

2. Step 2

   Cut large calamari into rings. The small calamari can be deep-fried whole.

3. Step 3

   Heat the oil in a deep-fryer to 180°C. If you don't have a fryer, pour the oil into a deep, heavy-based pan to no more than two-thirds full and heat over a high heat until it reaches 180°C when tested with a thermometer, or until a breadcrumb dropped in sizzles and turns brown in 3 seconds.

4. Step 4

   Put the semolina in a shallow bowl. Dip the calamari pieces into the flour, shake off the excess and drop into the hot oil (you may need to work in batches so as not to overcrowd the pan).

5. Step 5

   Fry at 180°C for 5 minutes, remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.

6. Step 6

   Season with salt, sprinkle with parsley leaves and serve straightaway with lemon wedges.

7. Step 7

   Aioli A real classic. This garlicky sauce can be used as a dip with meat or seafood, or simply on crusty bread. Try it with rice dishes too.

8. Step 8

   Hong Kong-Style Salt & Pepper Squid Baked calamari the way the Cantonese like them: tender, crispy and with plenty of spiciness from three kinds of pepper. Asian flavours

9. Step 9

   Clam Chowder Clam Chowder is a classic American dish: the seafood elevates a hearty potato soup into a feast. Seafood

10. Step 10

    Salsa Verde Grilled food comes alive with a good salsa. Salsa Verde and grilled seafood - a match made in heaven.

11. Step 11

    Coconut and Lime Soup This soup can be enriched with chicken, fish or seafood of your choice. Soup