Two of everyone’s favorite appetizers, Buffalo wings and fried calamari, are combined in a fantastic way! Homemade, fresh calamari topped with a chilled tomato relish, blue cheese, and fiery sauce. It is difficult to choose a serving size because my daughter Evan and I can devour an entire meal or I will prepare a plate for myself (and myself only) as an entree. The best part is that almost every item may be changed to suit your preferences!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1 pound baby calamari – rinsed, dried, and sliced into rings
- vegetable oil for frying
- ½ cup diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ¼ cup diced celery
- ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese, or to taste
- ¼ cup blue cheese salad dressing, or to taste
- ¼ cup Buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot®), or to taste
Instructions
- Combine flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a resealable plastic bag and shake to combine. Add calamari and make sure all pieces are coated.
- Heat oil in a frying pan over medium to medium-high heat to 395 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- While oil heats, combine tomatoes, onion, and celery in a bowl. Set tomato relish aside.
- Shake excess flour from calamari and drop calamari into the hot oil in batches. Fry until golden brown, about 1 minute per batch. Drain on paper towels. Transfer cooked calamari to a serving plate.
- Top with crumbled blue cheese, blue cheese salad dressing, hot sauce, and a sprinkling of tomato relish.
- We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. Amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and specific type of oil used.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 887 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 37 g |
| Cholesterol | 239 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 1270 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 73 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |