Fried Calamares with Caramelized Lemon Slices and Wasabi-lemon Sauce
(from ch3fmyra’s recipe box)
Source: http://www.yummy.ph/recipe/Fried-Calamares-with-Caramelized-Lemon-Slices-and-Wasabi-Lemon-Sauce
Categories: appetizer, not tried
Ingredients
- or the wasabi-lemon sauce
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon wasabi paste
- tobiko for topping (optional)
- For the caramelized lemon
- 1 lemon, sliced into thin rounds
- sugar for dipping
- vegetable oil for deep-frying
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 2 cups cornstarch
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 kilo squid (including tentacles), peeled, cleaned, and sliced into thick rings
Directions
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Make the sauce: Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder, and wasabi. Top with tobiko (flying fish roe) if desired.
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Make the caramelized lemon: Dip both sides of each lemon round in sugar and place in a sauté pan over medium heat. When sugar turns caramel in color, immediately take lemons out of the pan.
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Make fried calamares: Heat oil. In a bowl, combine half of the flour and cornstarch. Place beaten eggs in another bowl, and the remaining flour in another. Toss squid pieces in the flour-cornstarch mixture, dip in beaten egg, then dredge in flour. Deep-fry in hot oil.
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Arrange fried calamares in a paper towel-lined basket or platter and place caramelized lemons between squid pieces. Serve with wasabi-lemon sauce on the side.