Fried Calamari Recipe

How to make it

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• 1 pound squid
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoons paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• vegetable oil
• 1 lemon
• Heat the Frying Oil
• First pour the vegetable oil into a pot and heat to about 400 degrees.
• Prepare the Squid
• You can buy fresh squid in the fish counter at your supermarket. Or, you can buy it frozen and defrost it yourself.
• The tentacles you can fry just as they are, but the rest cut into tubes. about 1/4 inch thick.
• Rinse the rings and tentacles with cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• In a shallow bowl combine the flour, salt, oregano, paprika, and black pepper.
• In batches, coat the squid in the flour mixture.
• Drop the squid into the oil, and fry the squid for about 1 minute. Remove the calamari with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels.
• Reheat the oil in between batches of cooking.
• Cut up some lemons, squeeze over the calamari, and serve right away.