Name: Calamari Sandwich
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: North American
Ingredients: ¼ cup gherkin, roughly, chopped; 3 Tbsp capers, rinsed; ½ tsp Dijon mustard; 2 Tbsp chopped dill; 2 Tbsp chopped tarragon; 2 Tbsp chopped chervil; 3 shiso leaf, roughly, chopped; 1 cup mayonnaise; 1 Tbsp rice vinegar; 16 squid, tubes, cleaned, and, cut into ½ inch rounds; 2 tsp cumin; ½ jalapeno, seeds removed; 2 slices ginger; 2 tsp curry powder; 2 cloves garlic, peeled, and, roughly, chopped; 2 cup tempura mix; 1 ½ cup sparkling mineral water; 1 ½ cup ice water; 2 loaves sourdough bread, thickly, sliced; tartar sauce, (see recipe); 4 tomato, thinly, sliced; peanut oil, for deep-frying

Yields

6 servings

ingredients

Tartar Sauce

cup gherkin, roughly, chopped

Tbsp capers, rinsed

tsp Dijon mustard

Tbsp chopped dill

Tbsp chopped tarragon

Tbsp chopped chervil

shiso leaf, roughly, chopped

cup mayonnaise

Tbsp rice vinegar

Calamari Sandwich

squid, tubes, cleaned, and, cut into ½ inch rounds

tsp cumin

jalapeno, seeds removed

slices ginger

tsp curry powder

cloves garlic, peeled, and, roughly, chopped

cup tempura mix

1 ½

cup sparkling mineral water

1 ½

cup ice water

loaves sourdough bread, thickly, sliced

tartar sauce, (see recipe)

tomato, thinly, sliced

peanut oil, for deep-frying

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directions

Step 1

Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate until ready to use.

Step 2

In a food processor or with a mortar and pestel grind cumin, jalapeno, ginger and curry powder. Mix with squid, add chopped garlic and season with a little salt and pepper. Marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.

Step 3

In a large bowl whisk together tempura mix with water until smooth. Preheat peanut oil to 375 degrees Fahrenheit – 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove calamari & mix with tempura batter. Carefully place in peanut oil in small batches until crisp & light brown. Remove from oil and place on papertowel to absorb excess oil. Lightly season with salt.

Step 4

Toast sourdough and butter. Spread on a little tartar sauce and top with tomato slice. Add calamari and serve immediately.

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