Buffalo Calamari Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Buffalo Calamari Recipe). A delicious take on everyone's two favorite appetizers - Buffalo wings and fried calamari! Fresh, homemade calamari drizzled with blue cheese and hot sauce, topped with a cooling tomato relish. Hard to give a serving size, as my daughter Evan and I finish a whole recipe between us, or I'll make a plate for myself (only) as an entree! The beauty is, you can adjust just about all of the ingredients to taste!

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Buffalo Calamari Recipe

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

Seafood

Directions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Heat oil in a frying pan over medium to medium-high heat to 395 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 3

While oil heats combine tomatoes onion and celery in a bowl. Set tomato relish aside.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Top with crumbled blue cheese blue cheese salad dressing hot sauce and a sprinkling of tomato relish.

Nutritional Information

Buffalo Calamari Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 886.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 22.5g 45%

Carbohydrates: 36.8g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 1.4g 6%

Sugars: 1.7g

Fat: 72.9g 112%

Saturated Fat: 11.9g 60%

Cholesterol: 239mg 80%

Vitamin A Iu: 376.1IU 8%

Niacin Equivalents: 8.7mg 67%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 8mg 13%

Folate: 84.7mcg 21%

Calcium: 104.6mg 11%

Iron: 2.5mg 14%

Magnesium: 47.1mg 17%

Potassium: 398.4mg 11%

Sodium: 1270mg 51%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 32%

Calories From Fat: 656.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.