NewWelcome to my brand NEW website!My brand NEW website is here! All your favourite recipes are still here, each one with its video.

Deep Fried Calamari

Making deep fried calamari with fresh or frozen squad will work lovely, I always promote fresh first but sometime we don’t have access to fresh seafood all the time. Making food in season always works best as well.  I love…

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Makes
3 dozen or more
Serves
Family
Deep Fried Calamari

About this recipe

deep fried calamari
Fresh Squad cleaned and resting in a cold water lemon bath, before tossed in a dry rub of flour, paprika, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder.

Making deep fried calamari with fresh or frozen squad will work lovely, I always promote fresh first but sometime we don’t have access to fresh seafood all the time. Making food in season always works best as well. 

deep fried calamari
Squad cut in small 1/4″

I love deep fried calamari and anytime I get a chance to have these delicious squad rings in a restaurant I always make note if they are one of my favourites.

But I will share with you one of my favourite takeout I like to visit and get these deep fried calamari from Chelsea’s Fish and Chip’s and Chelsea’s Dining Room. They are located in Lewisporte on the road to Isles, also be Twillnigate NL, You can’t miss them!! They have been recognized as the top three places to eat and visit in NL, They are open from May to Labour Day. Plus they have a big Canada Day Celebration with local entertainment. Thats not all they ship all over Canada and seafood you order, and have a seafood truck that goes around for those of you looking for local seafood, open’s in April. The truck is called Treats from the sea.
If you are towing a camper they have a camp ground located by their business and a 26’ Lobster outside making their business if you get loss. @chelseasfishandchips
Call (709) 541-3474, http://www.lobsterstore.ca

deep fried calamari
Takeout mobile truck for Chelsea’s Fish & Chips place.

Back to my Deep Fried Calamari this is a quick and easy recipe you will love if you get to make them. Plus I have a step by step video you can follow to help you get started.

deep fried calamari
Dry rub and cold water lemon wash for your squad.

This recipe was requested by one of our viewers and I hope you are enjoying this recipe. I will share with you my cookbook just incase you would like to check it out.

Available on this link from amazon https://www.bonitaskitchen.com/cookbook

Cookbook
Bonita’s Kitchen Cookbook
Delicious Deep Fried Calamari thats ready to eat in 3 1/2 minutes. Cleaned and cut in 1/4″ rings and put in a lemon bat
Delicious Deep Fried Calamari thats ready to eat in 3 1/2 minutes. Cleaned and cut in 1/4″ rings and put in a lemon bath for 5 minutes then drained and tossed in a dry rub.

I hope have enjoyed visiting my website and you find this recipe easy for you to make, I can say it is delicious thats for sure. Not a lot of steps to this recipe but never over cook the squad because it will be tough to eat, and having them a light golden brown is very flavourful. Then topped with lemon and green onion to garnish and having a side of cocktail sauce and tartor sauce to dip them in is nice too.

deep fried calamari
Delicious deep fried calamari with a side of cole slaw and seafood cocktail sauce and tartar sauce.

Please leave me a message and answer this question?

Q: Have you ever had deep fried calamari? or If so did you make it or where did you have them?

I can’t thank you enough for stopping by and checking out my website and maybe making some of my recipes, if so let me know what you think about them. I have a video and recipe available for all of my recipes and this way it helps you more. This way if you are not sure how to make them you can just follow along and the step by step video tutorial will help you.

Deep fried calamari
My recipe for deep fried calamari and Chelsea’s fish and chips cold water bath with lemon juice method.

I’m going to share with you a another recipe from my list for deep fried cod you may like to check out.

Traditional Newfoundland Beer Battered Cod

Beer Battered Cod
Crispy deep fried beer battered cod
deep fried calamari
Thank you for stopping by and I hope this recipe helps you make the best deep fried calamari ever. 🙂 Bonita

Thank you once again for stopping by and I hope I convinced you to look at another one of my recipes before you go, if so leave me a message.

So from my kitchen to yours please have a lovely day.

The recipeDeep Fried Calamari

One step at a time in big print, and your screen stays on.

Ingredients Tick them off

Method Tap a step to keep your place

  1. Cut fresh squad in rings or already have rings.

  2. Put Squad in cold water and 2 tbsp lemon juice for a few minutes.

  3. In a bowl add all dry ingredients and toss together.

  4. Pre-Heat deep fryer to 370º

  1. Drop a few at a time into the deep fryer 3:70º and fry for 3.5 minutes, don't over cook squad.

  2. 7.Continue doing this until all cooked, then top with a pinch of sea salt, green onion, lemon wedges and a side of cocktail sauce.

  3. Enjoy

  4. Enjoy with a side of coleslaw recipe can be found on this website under.

  5. Traditional Newfoundland Cold Plates

How did it turn out?

Tap a star to rate it.

Allergens
  • Wheat

From my ingredient list. If you have an allergy, always check the labels on what you buy.

Share on Facebook

Email me this recipe

I'll send Deep Fried Calamari to your inbox, so it's there when you need it.

Deep Fried Calamari

Keeping your screen on

Step 1

Show the ingredients

    Watch me make it

    Filmed in our kitchen by RM Hussey Productions.Open on YouTube

    Join 96,800 people who watch me cook. I post new videos most weeks.

    Subscribe on YouTube

    Leave me a message

    Did you make it? Does it remind you of someone who used to make it? Tell me about it. Your email is never shown.

    Just your town and province or country. It shows beside your name.

    Get my new recipes by email

    A short note from my kitchen with each new recipe and video. You can stop any time.

    Get my new recipes by email

    When I make something new, I'll send you a short note with the recipe and the video. You can stop any time.

    Find a recipe

    Love the new website? Let me know!

    What do you love about it? Tap as many as you like

    I may show your first name and where you're from on my website, like "Sandra from Carbonear loves Cook mode".