Inky Fried Squid

Difficulty:
1/5

Yield: 6 servings
Preparation is medium
Preparation time is 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 12 squid
  • 3 ounces flour (85 grams)
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (30 millilitres)
  • 2 eggs
  • 150 millilitres club soda (5 fluid ounces)
  • 4 ink sacs from squid fish
  • vegetable oil to fry

Directions

  1. Heat the oil to 370 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Clean the squid, keep the ink sacs aside, remove the beak and cut into pieces.
  3. Put the flour salt and oil into a mixing bowl. Separate the eggs and add the yolks to the bowl and reserve the whites. Slowly pour in the club soda, beating together with whisk. Cover the bowl and set it aside for an hour.
  4. Then beat your egg whites to soft peaks. Mix the ink sacs with a very small amount of water and add to the batter. Fold the egg whites into the batter.
  5. Dip the squid into the inky batter and fry immediately. Serve sprinkled with sea salt.