Salt and Pepper Calamari

Ingredients

• • 500g calamari rings
• • 1 cup cornflour
• • 1 tsp salt
• • 1 tsp white pepper
• • 1/2 tsp five spice
• • 1 litre vegetable oil, for frying
• • 1 long red chilli, sliced
• • 2 spring onions, sliced
• • Lemon wedges, to serve

Method

1. Pat the calamari dry with paper towel.
2. Combine the cornflour, salt, white pepper and five spice in a bowl.
3. Toss the calamari through the seasoned flour until well coated.
4. Heat the oil to 190°C and fry the calamari in batches for 90 seconds until golden and crisp.
5. Drain on paper towel and scatter with chilli and spring onion.
6. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.