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Salt and Pepper Squid

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Salt and Pepper Squid

Crispy Australian restaurant-style salt and pepper squid with aioli and lemon. Scoring the squid tubes in a cross-hatch pattern before cutting makes each piece curl up attractively and cook through evenly in the hot oil.

Total time
15 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Australian

Ingredients

600gcleaned squid tubes and tentacles
1 cupcornflour
1/2 cupplain flour
2 tspsalt flakes
1 tspblack pepper, freshly ground
1 tspfive-spice powder
oilfor deep frying
lemon wedges and aiolito serve
fresh chilli and spring onionoptional garnish

Instructions

1

Score squid tubes in a cross-hatch. Cut into pieces.

2

Mix cornflour, flour, salt, pepper and five-spice.

3

Toss squid in seasoned flour.

4

Deep-fry at 190°C in batches for 2 minutes until crispy.

5

Serve immediately with lemon, aioli and chilli.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
194
Protein
1.9g
Fat
0.2g
Carbs
44.8g
Fiber
0.9g
Sodium
4mg

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