How to Cook Salt and Pepper Calamari (Squid) in Chinese Style 椒盐花枝 | Seafood Recipe | Beer Food


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Get your beer ready for this super yummy Salt and Pepper Calamari (Squid) or better still, drink while you cook. Haha. Cheers! See the ingredient list below for …

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  1. Gordy V
    Gordy V says:

    Excellent recipe! This is the best one I have found online and exactly what I was looking for. It tasted almost exactly as the best Salt an Pepper Squid I've had which was at a small restaurant on Toorak Rd Sth Yarra, going back about 30 years ago now. They also used to serve it with a side serve of extra salt and freshly chopped red chillies to dab into for the extra saltiness and chilli punch. Many compliments were received when I served this at a dinner to my guests. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. msbrownbeast
    msbrownbeast says:

    Looks great!
    From my many visits to Chinese restaurants and ordering the same salt and pepper squid, I noticed that the meat is much thicker. Are the restaurants using larger squid, or substituting with cuttlefish?

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  3. Alexandriya T'grai
    Alexandriya T'grai says:

    Made this tonight..with a few slight adjustments.
    Instead of corn flour, I used tempura flour and didn't dip in additional tapioca flour before frying. Double fried as well.
    In my seasoning, i used black and white pepper with a little bit of sugar as well. Sauted in garlic and green onion. Man oh man..this was delicious. The texture of the squid was so light and airy..even with a double fry. Thank you so much spice n pans for another excellent recipe! ⭐

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  4. J P
    J P says:

    Just to let you know I made this yesterday and I can’t even describe how delicious it was. My favorite part was the batter it didn’t soak too much oil yet crispy and soft but not too hard. Perfection…

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  5. Angeline Loo
    Angeline Loo says:

    Thanks again, Jamie and Roland.
    Did this dish and received compliments from family. They enjoyed it, commenting that the squid seasoning was tasty. How to maintain the crispyness when the dish cools down?

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