Rhode Island-Style Fried Calamari

Name: Rhode Island-Style Fried Calamari
Yield: Serves 4 as an appetizer
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, milk; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1 1/2 cups, all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1 pound, squid, bodies sliced crosswise ¾ inch thick, extra-long tentacles trimmed to match length of shorter ones; 1 1/2 cups, jarred sliced banana peppers; 2 quarts, vegetable oil for frying; , Lemon wedges

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2020, America's Test Kitchen TV

Appetizers

Italian

Fish & Seafood

Squid is inexpensive, requires almost no prep, and cooks in minutes. So why aren't you frying it?

SERVES4 as an appetizer

TIME55 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This version of fried calamari features tender, lightly springy squid and sliced banana peppers encased in a crispy, lacy, golden-brown crust, which are then garnished with more peppers straight from the jar. Slicing the squid bodies into ¾...

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