Spicy Garlicky Calamari

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 pieces of raw squid
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 cup chopped garlic
• 1/4 cup jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced (1 tsp. red chili flakes can be substituted)
• 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
• flour, as needed
• salt and pepper, as needed
• vegetable oil, as needed
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar or 1/2 cup vinegar
• 3 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 3 tablespoons garlic and red chile paste
• kosher salt, as needed
• cornstarch, as needed

Recipe

• 1 for calamari:.
• 2 put sliced squid in the eggs, drain excess eggs and put into seasoned flour.
• 3 shake off excess flour and deep fry until brown and tender.
• 4 in a heated sauté pan, sauté garlic, pepper, and cilantro and add fried squid. seasoning as needed.
• 5 served with sliced lemons and/or sweet garlic sauce.
• 6 garlic sauce:.
• 7 combine water and vinegar and bring to a boil.
• 8 add the brown sugar, garlic, chili garlic paste, salt into the heated liquid and allow to simmer.
• 9 thicken with the cornstarch slurry.
• 10 serve with fried item.