Fried Calamari
Ingredients
- 600 g fresh calamari
- 60 g all-purpose flour (gluten-free)
- salt
- one lemon
As side dish:
- Fried vegetables of the season
- 300 g eggplants, 300 g zucchini, 200 g green peppers
For the frying I use olive oil.
Fresh calamari directly from the greek seas!
Fried calamari is our nutritious version (with olive oil) of fried seafood.
It needs, of course, carefully frying so not to have accidents (burns). Especially when calamari contain egg, then things get more
explosive!
With a little more attention and the various vegetables’ side they become tasteful and delicious.
We do not cook them everyday so for a special day we can taste fried food. A “gift” for ourselves that we care so much.
Method
Cut the calamari into round slices.
Place them in a bowl, add the flour, salt and mix. Set aside for a while so the flour absorbs most of the moist.
(for a smoothen frying)
Cut the vegetables into round pieces.
Place a large pan over heat, add the oil and start frying the vegetables (without flour).
Set aside in a kitchen towel so to soak up the extra oil.
Fry the calamari making sure the slices are spread in the pan. They don’t need much time. As soon as they turn golden they are ready.
If you use gas in your kitchen, the frying time is less. So be careful not to be raw or overcooked.
Place the fried calamari in a platter. Sprinkle with lemon juice.
Serve calamari with the vegetables and a fresh tomato salad.
We can easily serve them with any refreshing salad we want.
Mediterranean flavors in your meal. Enjoy!
For our friends that evenly estimate the equivalent insoulin, remember to add fat in equivalent carbohydrate calculation.
Fried Calamari, nutritional information per 100 g
Energy / calories: 291.12 kcal
Proteins: 10.83 g
Carbohydrates: 6.02 g
Fat: 24.47 g
Side dish vegetables, nutritional information per 100 g
Energy / calories: 113.33 kcal
Proteins: 0.64 g
Carbohydrates: 2.04 g
Fat: 11.37 g
