Calamari

In Book 2, Phil offered Nana to eat calamari (fried squid) when they were dining in restaurant. Well, personally my sisters and I all love calamari :D

Here is a recipe from Femina magazine No. 25 -2009

Bahan / Ingredients

Calamari

• 500 g cumi2 ukuran besar (500 g large squid)
• 1 sdt garam (1 tsp salt)
• 2 sdt cuka masak (2 tsp cooking vinegar)
• 150 g tepung terigu serbaguna (150 g multipurpose flour)
• 4 sdm tepung maizena (4 tbs corn flour)
• 1 sdt soda kue (1 tsp baking soda)
• 1/4 sdt garam (1/4 tsp salt)
• 1/2 sdt merica bubuk (1/2 tsp pepper)
• Minyak untuk menggoreng (Cooking oil to deep fry)

Saus Tartar

• 3 kuning telur ayam (3 egg yolks)
• 250 ml minyak zaitun (250 ml olive oil)
• 2 sdm peterseli cincang (2 tbs parsley, finely chopped)
• 1 sdm capers, cincang halus (1 tbs capers, finely chopped)
• 1 sdm gherkins, cincang halus ( 1 tbs gherkins, finely chopped)
• 2 sdm air jeruk lemon (2 tbs lemon essence)
• 1 sdm mustard dijon (1 tbs mustard)
• 1 sdm bawang putih cincang (1 tbs garlic, finely chopped)
• 1 sdt gula pasir (1 tsp sugar)

CARA MEMBUAT / Direction

Tar-tar sauce

• Kocok kuning telur hingga putih dan lembut. Masukkan minyak zaitun sedikit demi sedikit sambil kocok hingga adonan kental. Beat the yolk till white and soft. Add olive oil and beat till it thickens.
• Masukkan peterseli, capers, gherkins, air jeruk lemon, mustard, bawang putih, gula pasir. Aduk rata. Add parsley, capers, gherkins, lemon, mustard, garlic, sugar. Mix well.

Calamari

• Cuci bersih cumi, buang tinta, tulang rawan, kulit cumi. Potong tipis melingkar. Lumuri garam dan cuka sambil diremas-remas. Prepare, cleanse the squid as a ring. Pat in a mixture of salt and vinegar.
• Campur terigu, maizena, soda kue, garam, merica bubuk ke kantong besar, kocok. Masukkan cumi ke plastik, kocok sampai tersalut campuran tepung. Mix the flour, corn flour, baking soda, salt, pepper in a plastic bag. Put the squid inside.
• Goreng dalam minyak panas. Deep fry in hot oil.