Deep-Fried Calamari with Chile Pepper and Herbs
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
ready in 35 min.
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 600 grams Squid ring
- Lime juice
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 100 grams Rice flour
- vegetable oil
- 2 Fennel bulb
- 1 red chili pepper
- light soy sauce
- 2 handfuls Thai basil
Preparation steps
1.
Rinse squid rings and pat dry. Sprinkle lime juice. Mix flour in a bowl with salt and pepper and cover squid rings in flour mixture. Tap off excess flour. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry squid rings in portions for 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and keep warm in the preheated 80°C (approximately 150°F) oven.
2.
Rinse fennel, cut in half, cut out hard stalk cut and cut the halves into thin slices. Reserve fennel greens for garnish. Rinse chile pepper, trim and cut into rings. Heat 2-3 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan for about 5 minutes until light golden brown. Season with salt and soy sauce.
3.
Rinse basil, pat dry, pluck leaves from stem and mix with calamari and fennel.
4.
Serve immediately garnished with fennel leaves.
