Calamari Fries with Homemade Cocktail Sauce and Ponzu Mayo Recipe Courtesy

By recepti

Ingredients

• Homemade Cocktail Sauce:
• Canola oil, for frying
• 1 pound fresh squid, cleaned
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Sea salt
• Freshly cracked pepper
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
• Lemon wedges, for serving
• Homemade Cocktail Sauce, for serving, recipe follows
• Ponzu Mayo, for serving, recipe follows
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated horseradish
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Freshly cracked black pepper
• Ponzu Mayo:
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons Asian chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons ponzu
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• DIRECTIONS

Preparation

Step 1

DIRECTIONS

Heat canola oil to 360 degrees F in a pot.

Slice the squid against the grain into strips. Mix the flour with some sea salt and black pepper and pour out onto a plate. Dredge the squid first in the flour, then in the eggs, and then in the breadcrumbs. Fry until golden and crispy, 20 seconds. Drain on a wire rack.

Place the calamari fries in a glass and garnish with lemon wedges. Serve with the Homemade Cocktail Sauce and Ponzu Mayo in shot glasses.