{"id":981,"slug":"crispy-calamari","title":"Crispy Calamari","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["1 pound squid tubes and tentacles","1 egg, beaten","1 cup iced lemon juice","1 cup all-purpose flour","Cornmeal","3 tbsp salt","3 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper","2 quarts peanut or safflower oil","1 tbsp chopped parsley","1 ½ tsp minced garlic"],"ingredients_norm":["squid tubes and tentacle","egg","iced lemon juice","all purpose flour","cornmeal","salt","ground black pepper","peanut or safflower oil","parsley","garlic"],"steps":["Rinse the squid thoroughly and pat dry. Cut the tentacles in half lengthwise and the tubes into ½-inch rings. Set aside.","Combine parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, eggs, flour, and lemon juice. Transfer to large bowl.","Dredge squid pieces in cornmeal, then wet mixture, then again in cornmeal. Set aside.","Heat oil in a deep-fryer or cast-iron Dutch oven to 400°F. Add squid, 4 at a time, and deep fry for 45 seconds to a minute. Drain on a wire rack and repeat with remaining squid.","Sprinkle calamari with some more kosher salt and freshly-ground black pepper, and serve."],"categories":["Seafood recipes","Pescatarian recipes","Halal recipes","Deep fried recipes","Appetizer recipes","Recipes using lemon juice","Recipes using cornmeal","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using squid","Recipes using parsley","Recipes using garlic","Recipes using egg","Recipes using all-purpose flour","Recipes using safflower oil"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Crispy_Calamari","source_ref":"4630390","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Crispy_Calamari&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"9a42fd70c687969be183b575db45374f1bf88bbc5505d2be95bf49e1016f526e","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:00Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/crispy-calamari"}