EXTRA-CRISPY FRIED CALAMARI With Cheat SAFFRON AIOLI

I hope that you are all doing well, times are tough right now, but eating well doesn´t have to be. In this post, I will show you how to make EXTRA-CRISPY FRIED CALAMARI With Cheat SAFFRON AIOLI. This is an extremely popular taspas dish here in Spain, and I´m gonna show you how to easily make it at home.

To make the calamari, I used cleaned tubes of squid. Very easy to find here in Spain, even right now while the supermarket shelfs are flying. If you can´t find them that easily in your supermarket, check with a local Asian supermarket. They usually have them in the freezer department. 

For the cheat saffron aioli, I used mayonnaise instead of raw eggs. This makes it so much easier, but the flavors are still right on the money. I also used some high-quality saffron. Don´t use the fake or cheap stuff here, otherwise the aioli won´t have that magical flavor.

TIPS & TRICKS to make this Recipe: I like to coat my squid rings one at a time, this is a bit more time consuming, but allows for each squid ring to be perfectly coated. I used sunflower oil to fry the squid rings, but you can use any type of vegetable oil that you like. However, don´t use extra virgin olive oil, as the oil is too thick and the squid rings will come out soggy vs crunchy.

Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
MY SWISS DIAMOND FRYING PAN
HIGH-QUALITY SAFFRON
SPANISH SEA SALT

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