Gluten-Free Fried Calamari
Published Apr 25, 2021
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With just 5 ingredients (not including water, oil, salt, and pepper) this Gluten-Free Fried Calamari recipe is a simple, tasty tapas dish!
Fried Calamari
Ingredients
- 2 pounds (900 g) squid, cleaned
- 1 cup (120 g) gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon (2.3 g) smoked paprika
- Kosher or fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon (1.2 g) freshly ground black pepper
- Vegetable oil, , for frying
- Lemon wedges, , for serving
Instructions
- If not already done, cut the squid bodies into rings about ½-inch thick.
- Pour enough of the oil into a saucepan to reach a depth of 2 inches. Heat to 350°F.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, and the pepper. Line a plate with several layers of paper towels. Put half the flour mixture into a large food storage bag. Add a handful of the squid rings and shake well. Shake off the excess flour and very carefully drop into the hot oil. Cook for 3 minutes or until lightly golden and crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on the paper towels and sprinkle very lightly with salt. Continue with more squid until you need more flour, then add the rest to the bag and continue until all the squid is cooked. If you have squid tentacles, use the same process.
- Serve immediately with lemon wedges.
Notes
If you don’t want to fry the squid right before serving, you can fry them an hour ahead of time and reheat. Leave uncovered at room temperature for a maximum of 2 hours. Line a baking sheet with foil, spray with gluten-free nonstick cooking spray and broil for about 2 minutes to re-crisp but watch carefully so they don’t burn.
No thermometer? Check to see if your oil is hot enough by dipping the handle of a wooden spoon or a chopstick into the oil. If the oil starts steadily bubbling, then the oil is hot enough for frying. If the oil bubbles very, very vigorously, then the oil is too hot and needs to cool off a touch. If no or very few bubbles pop up, then it is not hot enough.
Nutrition
Calories: 207kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 26gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 352mgSodium: 67mgPotassium: 382mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 215IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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