How To Cook Calamari
Measure the body excluding the tentacles and make 5 inches or less your goal for quick cooking methods and larger for long cooked.
How to cook calamari. Use tongs to carefully remove the fried squid from the. Add the calamari to the boiling water or hot saute pan and let them cook for 60 to 90 seconds. While these are all with. I believe it was one of her favorite things she had eaten in recent years.
Flip the calamari and cook for 5 minutes longer. Cook over moderately high heat until browned about 5 6 minutes. The only change i made upon recommendation from my fish monger was to soak the calamari in milk for 15 minutes after cutting it up but prior to dredging it in flour. Cut the calamari into 1 2 inch thick rings then dredge them in a mixture of salt pepper and parsley.
The flour dredged calamari should cook for a minute or so longer because the flour coating protects the calamari from cooking too quickly. I had no idea how to cook with calamari but i found this recipe and made this for her for her 95th birthday. If you let them cook any longer you could wind up with rubbery calamari. 12 ounces whole squid or calamari or 6 ounces cleaned 1 standard serving.
Cooked calamari can store in the fridge for up to 3 days. Tom aikens recipe calamari. One 6 inch squid weighs about 4 ounces.