Being from Boston, my uncles were all fishermen. Therefore, I was treated to a LOT of seafood, over the years. There was absolutely nothing better than my uncles dropping off the days’ catch to my mom, who would almost make something amazing. I remember my uncle’s dropping off baby lobsters because no one would buy them, now we all know them as chicken lobsters, and if they were free, there would be a line around the block, to get them.
My husband grew up as a good old midwestern boy, but he vacationed every year at Cape Cod, where he ate his share of great seafood.
When I moved to Ohio after we got married, I noticed that the seafood was different, they didn’t have lobsters, they had crab legs, and I literally remember going through the supermarket and saying, what are those? They just looked like something that came from outer space. Instead of cod, they ate salmon. I have never had salmon, so it was an acquired taste, my mother in law made the best salmon that I have ever had. I will probably be making it in the next couple of weeks, as we finish up Lent. She served it with a creamy dill dip, that even my son would eat (granted he would eat it without the salmon, but he would finish his bowl, LOL).
Seafood is important, it’s a great source of protein without a lot of fat. It hits most of the marks, gluten-free, low carb, and other diets.
Hope you and yours enjoy it!
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PrintAir Fryer, Homemade Salt and Pepper Calamari
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American, Italian
Description
These are really easy in the air fryer. Th is is one of the few recipes, that I recommend preheating the air fryer. The flavor is great, it reminds me of Chinese salt and pepper appetizer, I had once.
Ingredients
- 1 pound squid, diced into rings
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Start by mixing the flour with the salt and pepper. While you are working preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees F.
- In one bowl, beat the egg. Then dip the calamari into the egg, shake off the excess.
- Then dip the calamari/squid into the flour mixture, and as you coat them, place them on the air fryer basket or tray (sprayed with olive oil, so they don’t stick)
- Set the temperature to 350 degrees F for 5 minutes, (air fryer mode) after 5 minutes, flip the calamari with tongs, for an air fryer tray, or shake the basket if you have an air fryer tray.
- Add another 3 minutes to the timer.
- Plate, serve, and enjoy!
Keywords: Air Fryer Calamari
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