Spicy Battered Squid

Charmaine Lu -
  • Sunflower oil for frying
  • 750g fresh squid, cut into rings
  • 150g flour
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 250ml sparkling water
  • Chips, to serve
  • Tartare sauce, to serve
  • Dust the squid rings in a little flour, and heat a saucepan of oil to sizzling temperature. Sift the remaining flour, ½ tsp salt and the spices into a large bowl. Whisk in the sparkling water to make a batter, then dip in the squid before chucking in the sizzling oil to fry and puff up for 1 min. Drain on kitchen paper, and serve with homemade chips, lemon wedges and tartare sauce.
15 mins
4 serving