Servings: 2 serves
Fried Calamari with Wasabi Mayo イカのリングフライ
It's easy to make Japanese-style fried calamari at home in under 30 minutes! Marinate the squid in shio koji to keep it super tender and soft and use a shortcut batter for a light, crispy coating.
Ingredients
Calamari
- 3 small squids
- 10 g shio koji*1
Batter
- 1 egg
- 1 tbs water
- 2 tbs plain flour
- 2 cups Japanese Panko crumbs*2
- Cooking oil for deep frying
Wasabi mayo
- 3 tbs Japanese mayonnaise
- 1/2 tsp powder Wasabi
- 1/2 tsp water
- 1 tbs milk
Instructions
- Prepare the squid following the above instruction and slice into rings about 1 cm thick. Pat dry well with paper towel.
- Place the cut squid into a mixing bowl and add shio koji and rub it on the squid and leave for 20-30 minutes.
- Make the batter by combining the flour, water and egg in a bowl and mix well.
- Add the squid rings into the bowl and coat with the batter then coat the squid rings with the panko crumbs one by one.
- Heat oil in a saucepan to 180 degrees C (356 degrees F).
- Deep fry the calamari until golden brown then set aside on a paper towel to soak up the excess oil.
- Make the wasabi mayonnaise by combing the wasabi powder with the water in a small bowl.
- Add the mayonaise and milk into the wasabi mixture and combine well.
- Serve the fried calamari with the wasabi mayo!
Notes
*1 If you don't have shio koji, you can omit this ingredient or make your own following this recipe.
*2 Panko is Japanese bread crumbs. This can be purchased from any Japanese grocery stores or Asian grocery stores or make your own using this post.
Nutrition
Calories: 443kcal, Carbohydrates: 50g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 92mg, Sodium: 607mg, Potassium: 173mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 145IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 135mg, Iron: 4mg