Make Fried Calamari

Ingredients

• 800 g ready‑to‑cook squid tubes (fresh or thawed)
• 1 l neutral frying oil
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• Salt
• Pepper (freshly ground)
• 100 g spelt whole‑grain flour

Instructions

1. 1.

   Pat the washed squid bodies dry with paper towels. Cut across into rings about 1 cm thick.

2. 2.

   Heat the frying oil in a pot until it can float the rings without sinking.

3. 3.

   Just before cooking, drizzle the rings with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper; mix well.

4. 4.

   To test oil temperature, insert a wooden stick; if small bubbles rise, it's hot enough (≈170 °C). Place flour in a bowl or shallow dish and coat each ring portionally. Tap off excess flour and set the calamari on a slotted spoon. Carefully slide into the hot oil and fry about 1 minute until golden brown, turning occasionally with the slotted spoon.

5. 5.

   When the calamari are crisp, lift them from the pot and drain on paper towels until all rings are fried.

6. 6.

   Serve garnished with your choice of dips and lemon wedges.