Buffalo Calamari

Buffalo Calamari

by Donna Obrien 2 years ago
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5 minutes
886.7 kcal
36.8 g carbs
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Description

A delicious take on everyone's two favorite appetizers - Buffalo wings and fried calamari! Fresh, homemade calamari drizzled with blue cheese and hot sauce, topped with a cooling tomato relish. Hard to give a serving size, as my daughter Evan and I finish a whole recipe between us, or I'll make a plate for myself (only) as an entree! The beauty is, you can adjust just about all of the ingredients to taste!

Ingredients
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • 1 pound baby calamari - rinsed, dried, and sliced into rings
  • vegetable oil for frying
  • ½ cup diced tomatoes
  • ¼ cup diced red onion
  • ¼ cup diced celery
  • ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese, or to taste
  • ¼ cup blue cheese salad dressing, or to taste
  • ¼ cup Buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®), or to taste
Directions
  1. 1. 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.
  2. 2. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium to medium-high heat to 395 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  3. 3. While oil heats, combine tomatoes, onion, and celery in a bowl. Set tomato relish aside.
  4. 4. 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.
  5. 5. Top with crumbled blue cheese, blue cheese salad dressing, hot sauce, and a sprinkling of tomato relish.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 4 servings
calories: 886.7 kcal
carbohydrates: 36.8 g
protein: 22.5 g
saturated fat: 11.9 g
cholesterol: 239 mg
sodium: 1270 mg
fiber: 1.4 g
sugar: 1.7 g