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Battered fried baby squid recipe
The fried squid or squid dish is very typical of Mediterranean cuisine . This dish with a strong Spanish origin is prepared in bars, restaurants and beach bars on the coast as a delicious tapa.
Every summer I love to eat while looking at the sea while I have a beer, some olives and a tapa of crispy fried chopitos. If you haven't tried them, you can't miss them!
In the area of Andalusia they receive the name of chopitos or tiptoes and in the coastal parts of the Basque Country they are called txopitos.
It took me many years to cook them myself at home since I always associated them with a relaxing day on the beach with friends or family. However, one summer day last year, while I was in an apartment on the beach, I decided to try the recipe.
I have to say that It is a super easy dish to prepare. . It is only a matter of buying very fresh squids and frying them, leaving them well coated. The most important thing is the quality of the squid, the quality of the oil we use to fry and the time we leave them in the pan. If we have these three controlled parameters, we will get some exquisite fried squid .
I like to accompany them with a good lemon. Sometimes I have also accompanied them with a good aioli sauce or homemade mayonnaise. If you like squid you can't miss it our recipe for squid with onions . It is delicious!
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How to make fried squid
- The first step is to wash the squid to remove any sand that may be inside. It is also important to remove the squid's feather (the exoskeleton part). Separate the tentacles from the head and wash again. If we have chosen large squids then we cut them into pieces. If they are small we leave them whole.
- Once well washed, dry them a bit and add a little salt on top. Next we put the two flours in a bowl. We can use chickpea flour that will give it a curious texture. Next we add the baby squid into the bowl with the combined flour.
- While we add abundant oil in a frying pan and let it heat over medium heat.
- Once the squid are well coated and the oil in the pan is boiling, we pour the squid into the pan to fry them.
- We wait about 5 minutes until they are golden brown and finally we remove them from the pan and put them on a plate with kitchen paper to absorb some of the oil.
- We serve on a plate along with half a lemon. There are people who like to eat fried squid with aioli or mayonnaise.
Tricks for cooking delicious crispy fried squid
The most important part of the recipe is to put the squid in the oil when it is very hot. In this way we will get the squids to be very crunchy.
Another point to mention is the use of both types of flour. We can really only use one type. However, the combination of these flours will make the batter crispier and with a better texture. We have tried both ways and highly recommend using two flours. But in the end it is a matter of taste.
Sometimes we like to chop a little parsley and garlic and add it to the flour to give greater flavor to the frying.
Ruben Canadas
I started cosmorecipes in 2020 during the time we were cooped up at home. Having so much free time I spent a lot of time in the kitchen trying different dishes. So I decided to mix cooking with my other great passion: web programming. That's why I decided to open this blog where I post the different recipes that I'm cooking.
