Buffalo Calamari Recipes

BUFFALO CALAMARI

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a resealable plastic bag and shake to combine. Add calamari and make sure all pieces are coated.
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium to medium-high heat to 395 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• While oil heats, combine tomatoes, onion, and celery in a bowl. Set tomato relish aside.
• Shake excess flour from calamari and drop calamari into the hot oil in batches. Fry until golden brown, about 1 minute per batch. Drain on paper towels. Transfer cooked calamari to a serving plate.
• Top with crumbled blue cheese, blue cheese salad dressing, hot sauce, and a sprinkling of tomato relish.

AIR FRYER CALAMARI

Steps:

• Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place flour in a bowl. Whisk egg and milk in a separate bowl. Combine panko, salt, and pepper in a third bowl.
• Coat calamari rings first in flour, then in egg mixture, and finally in panko mixture.
• Place rings in the the basket of the air fryer so that none are overlapping. Work in batches if needed. Spray the tops with nonstick cooking spray.
• Air fry for 4 minutes. Flip rings, spray with nonstick cooking spray, and cook for 3 minutes longer.

BUFFALO CALAMARI

Steps:

• Rinse, dry and slice Calamari into rings. (What the heck, throw the legs in too!)
• Put Flour, Salt and Pepper, Cayenne into a Ziploc bag. Shake to combine
• Add Calamari to Flour mixture; toss to coat all pieces
• In Medium Fry Pan, heat Oil to appx. 395 degrees
• While oil is heating, in a small bowl, combine Tomatos, Onions and Celery - set aside
• Shake excess Flour from Calamari and add to hot Oil, a few pieces at a time. 45 seconds is about all it takes - remove to plate lined with paper towels.
• Move Calamari to a serving plate.
• Top with Crumbled Bleu Cheese and drizzle with Bleu Cheese dressing and Hot Sauce. Top with a sprinkling of Tomato Relish.