Fried Calamari for Two

Name: Fried Calamari for Two
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, milk; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 3/4 cup, all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, pepper; 8 ounces, squid, bodies sliced crosswise ¾ inch thick, extra-long tentacles trimmed to match length of shorter ones; 1 quart, vegetable oil for frying; , Lemon wedges

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2020

SERVES2

TIME40 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our fried calamari features tender, lightly springy squid encased in a crispy, lacy, golden-brown crust. Slicing the squid bodies into ¾-inch-thick rings prolonged tenderness during frying. Dipping the squid in milk helped just enough of th...

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