EXTRA-CRISPY FRIED CALAMARI With Cheat SAFFRON AIOLI

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
• 1/2 cup of mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
• 1 table spoon of extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tubes cleaned squid
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 2 organic cage-free eggs
• sea salt
• 1 cup of sunflower oil
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Grab a mortar, and add 2 cloves of garlic which are minced into it.

2. 2

   Pinch ½ a teaspoon of high quality saffron threads. The garlic and the saffron should form a paste by using a pestle pound down.

3. 3

   ½ cup of mayonnaise, one teaspoon of fresh lemon juice, and one tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil need to add into the mortar. Season them with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Now combine all of them.

4. 4

   Cover the creamy texture that you have made with some saran wrap. Set aside.

5. 5

   Cut 3 cleaned tubes of squid, which are pated down with some paper towels, into half-inch thick rings.

6. 6

   Season ½ cup of all-purpose flour, and ¼ cup of corn starch which are added into a bowl with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper. Mix them together.

7. 7

   Grab a separate bowl, and crack in 2 eggs and season with sea salt and beat them together.

8. 8

   The first step for coating the squid rings is putting each one into the flour combination, then into the egg wash and then put back them into the flour mixture, continue until all the squid rings are fully covered and coated.

9. 9

   Add one cup of sunflower oil into a fry pan which is over a medium-high heat. Add squid rings in the hot oil, and flip them to fry other side after one minute.

10. 10

    Grab a plate with some paper towel, and put the fried squids in it.

11. 11

    Place the fried calamari and the cheat saffron aioli on a serving dish, and use some freshly chopped parsley to make the dish more beautiful.