The thing to remember when cooking calamari is that the cooking time is either measured in seconds or hours. Anything in between will result in rubbery chewiness.
Because calamari gets tough very quickly. So usually only a minute or two in the oil, no more, will have them nice and juicy and still tender. More than that, they get tough very quickly, and if they get tough they have to be cooked for a long time to tenderize them again. So you basically have to cook them very quickly or for a long time to avoid them being tough.
I don't fry very often, but I certainly have to try this. Yummy. Saturday I made a delicious beef neck stew. You may recall me saying that beef necks give the beefiest flavor.
@@vincenzosplate then when you so full you need to open the button from your pants, a nice tiramisu + espresso. Btw I'll do this menu this weekend, come to Brazil and you're invited haha
In spain we got two ways to make calamari and one of them is practically the same as the one vincenzo made and the other one is like a puffier version of the first one called calamares a la romana.
Ciao Vincenzo, mi permetto di darti un’altra idea per una pastella speciale (anche se penso la conoscerai già): Ok le due farine mescolate unisci il pizzico di sale, un uovo leggermente sbattuto e l’acqua frizzante ghiacciata! Mescola con una frusta e lascia riposare per 15 in frigorifero! Provare per credere!
Thanks for the tip. I was going to say for crunchiness it needs and egg. I tried semolina and flour only it doesn’t really come out crunchy the way it should but it is good👌👌
@@vincenzosplate Absolutely, bello! So far, your recipes have been absolutely amazing! I come from a proud Italian family and you are the real deal. Both of my Nonnas are gone, so I trust in your recipes from this point on to continue learning authentic cooking from the best. Thank you. And I thank your wife and son for sharing you and your talents with the rest of us.
Vincenzo amico mio, could I request you to maybe show us how to cook an Italian calamari pasta dish some time? Maybe with some prezzemolo and other deliciousnesses. Thanks my friend!
Yum! I made calamari fra diablo last weekend. Still have some calamari in the freezer. I will have to try this because I love fried calamari. Yours sounds so crunchy and amazing. Thank you again. You're so awesome.
This is a great video!!!! Oh my goodness, I love fried calamari!! I never made it at home due to fearing I would over cook it & make it taste like a rubber tire!!! LOL!!! Thank you for this video!!!! 👍🤗🤗
Absolutely, you can use olive oil in your cooking. It can add a rich and distinct flavor to your dishes. However, keep in mind that the flavor profile might change slightly from the original recipe, but if you enjoy the taste of olive oil, it can be a great substitution. Experiment and see how you like it! 🍽️👨🍳🫒
Yum looks delicious i am making this soon can use vegan fish as i dont eat meat or fish at home drooling over my samsung galaxy j4 love your recipes making me hungry Thanks Ramya
@@vincenzosplate vegan fish is used by vegans they also use jackfruit for fish replacement hope it helps you drooling over my samsung galaxy j4 love your recipes making me hungry Thanks Ramya
Grazie Chef!!Now i know and trust you because your Italian and that dish is from your country..I keep making ones with breadcrumbs..Im gonna try this then
Thanks for the reply! I’m very happy to discover your channel. I’m brazilian but my grandmother was italian and she used to cook like you, with passion and so much respect for the traditions. I am learning a lot! Greetings from Brazil!
That's fantastic! Fresh squid is perfect for making delicious dishes. 🦑🔥 Try this recipe. Check it out and let me know how it turns out! Enjoy cooking!
Thanks to Vincenzo, my family will be enjoying calamari fritti today, testicles and all! 😂🤣 I never thought how close in pronounciation tentacles and testicles were.
Thanks for trying the recipe! Glad you enjoyed the sauce 🍝 and the shrimps addition sounds delish 🍤 Sorry to hear about the coating, though. Let me know if you need any tips to improve it next time! 🙌
Hi Vincenzo! Here is the Swiss kitchen dummy. I only know the calamari being on the top of sushi. Then they are chewy. How do you make them not chewy? Please say „Hello!“ to Suzanne! Thank you for sharing your making-me-hungry-again video. You are a kitchen chef!
Proper disposal of used oil is important. I recommend letting the oil cool, then pouring it into a sealable container and disposing of it in accordance with your local regulations. It's crucial to protect the environment. Happy cooking! 🍳🌿
Vincenzo I am your fan, anyway this time let me say: 1) please do not put the whole calamari together in the oil at the same time, as you did: oil temperature goes down ! And calamari will really fry again into next several minutes. Please Add few calamari each time waiting less a minute between each portion 2) Vincenzo please ! That Maionese souce with "souracha" (what is it??) to eat with your crunchy fritto destroys your Italian reputation 🙃
@@vincenzosplate Well, it depends on how much I catch them when fishing for them! Will try this recipe next time I go out, looks delicious - lemon is so essential for calamari! Grazie per la ricetta!
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Are you that person that always order fried calamari at Italian Restaurants?
Yes that's me all the time!
Sì, certamente
Si! 😄
Yes, and I'm proud of it.
soooo needed this recipe during COVID
I love calamari when it’s crispy and melts in your mouth
thats how the perfect calamari are, just the way you like them
Everywhere I go I see you 😅😅
Having a great time binge watching you cook all these mouth watering dishes!
Love that! Thank you a lot Rochelle ❤
The thing to remember when cooking calamari is that the cooking time is either measured in seconds or hours.
Anything in between will result in rubbery chewiness.
Well said Gustav! Thank you
What kind of calamari are you cooking for hours?
Hours ??
Because calamari gets tough very quickly. So usually only a minute or two in the oil, no more, will have them nice and juicy and still tender. More than that, they get tough very quickly, and if they get tough they have to be cooked for a long time to tenderize them again. So you basically have to cook them very quickly or for a long time to avoid them being tough.
@@mrcx6142 calamari stuffed with rice
Hey Vincenzo! I love me some fried calamari! I love your channel so much! This is pure bliss!!! Your personality is blissful, love it Vincenzo!
Ciao my friend, you just made my day. Thank you. Sending you the biggest hugs on the planet
You’re the best Vincenzo, your videos have the best details and always answer questions I have. Grazie paesan
Glad you like them! 🙏🏻 Have you tried this recipe?
Vincenzo almost every dish you cook is amazing! This Fried Calamari looks outstanding. Nice job my friend.
Wow thank you 😍
I don't trust anyone more than an Italian chef. I love calamari!!!!❤️
thank you so so much!
Wow Vincenzo! The crunch is amazing. Delicious!
Yes! This recipe is amazing, they’re so good 🤤
I love watching you! The calamari looks delicio!
Thank you 😘 the calamari were amazing!
O.... That looks delicious. Definitely going to try Thanks for sharing
I’m so glad you liked my video! I bet you will love the recipe 😍😋
Thank you chef watching from jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Ciao my friend!
Thank you for the recipe. It's delicius!! It's the second Best calamari I've ever ate. And I'm greek, believe me I have eaten a lot.!!
oh wow this is great to hear 😍 this really makes me happy!
Thank you for the tip. Semolina, YAAAAY.YUMMY
You are so welcome! Are you going to make them? 😋
Those look fabulous fantastic I’m gonna make them
Thank you for sharing, can’t wait for you to make them! 😊👨🍳🇮🇹
One of my favorites.
My festa de sette Pesci food! Me and my grandma always woke up before the sun came up to start cooking for the family. I love your videos ❤️
aw, I love that! ❤️ So is it your grandma who taught you how to cook? 😋
My mouth is watering. I can almost taste it. Yummy.
Mmmh 🤤 this is a goodness 😋🤤
I tried it 2 days ago , and it’s perfect 👍 it’s so crunchy and so,so delicious 😋
Thank you so much for sharing.., I will try more of your recipes …
Glad you liked it!!
Wow and so crunchy!!! Yummy!!!
Yes Rebecca, the crunchy is the best thing about this recipe. 🤤 A must try!
Now I’m craving calamari. It’s one of my favorites!!
eheh you should try this recipe!
@@vincenzosplate I definitley will. Your recipes always turn out well for me.
I don't fry very often, but I certainly have to try this. Yummy. Saturday I made a delicious beef neck stew. You may recall me saying that beef necks give the beefiest flavor.
Oh yes, you have to.. frying for this is worth it! 😍😋
Thank you Vincenzo for sharing this recipe
My pleasure, as always
This as starter then Linguine alla vongole + nice white wine = perfect meal
wow 😍 the perfect menu! I agree
@@vincenzosplate then when you so full you need to open the button from your pants, a nice tiramisu + espresso. Btw I'll do this menu this weekend, come to Brazil and you're invited haha
Outstanding!!!!
Thank you so much Bill
You are too funny!!! Thank you for sharing! Cheers frm Canada!
oh many thanks! Are you going to try this recipe??
You are the best!!! Greetings from Poland/Sweden ❤ thank u for u video!!!
Thanks for watching! ❤ Are you going to try this recipe? 😋
@@vincenzosplateAbsolutely yes!🤤
even if I'm not hungry when starting to look your video - with each more second the feeling of wanting to eat grows :-)
Hahahahaha ops! 🤭
Hi Vicenzo, really like your videos! Question: what type of flour you use?
You can use all purpose flour or plain flour.
love your Calamari fritti
Grazie Andy, have tou made this recipe? 😋
@@vincenzosplate not yet, found it yesterday, but it's on top of my to do list - promise !
Wonderful..I Maka this tonight
amazing! Have you made it? 😋
@@vincenzosplate yes my boyfriend loved it..came out beautiful and crispy!
I always have it when I got to Greek, Turkish or Italian restauran ts.
Yummy
In spain we got two ways to make calamari and one of them is practically the same as the one vincenzo made and the other one is like a puffier version of the first one called calamares a la romana.
Give him more likes these is good food and healthy
thank you soo much 😘
I rather come to your channel for cooking ideas. I love calamari.
Come adoro questo canale! Grande!!!
Grazie mille Mariagrazia 🥰 gentilissima!
Thank you I plan on doing this recipe 😊
Good idea! You will love it, trust me 😍❤️
Excellent mi amigo
grazie!
You make me hungry Vincenzo 😋👍
eheh that's my job 😋
Another beautiful recipe my friend 😁👍
Thank you so much 👍 😋
Vincenzo. I made this for my wife. She cannot even remember what she was mad at me for.
Thank you from San Francisco.
Hahahah I bet your wife loves you more now!
Ciao Vincenzo, mi permetto di darti un’altra idea per una pastella speciale (anche se penso la conoscerai già):
Ok le due farine mescolate
unisci il pizzico di sale, un uovo leggermente sbattuto e l’acqua frizzante ghiacciata! Mescola con una frusta e lascia riposare per 15 in frigorifero! Provare per credere!
Grazie mille, devo assolutamente provarla 😍
@@vincenzosplate mi dirai!
Thanks for the tip. I was going to say for crunchiness it needs and egg. I tried semolina and flour only it doesn’t really come out crunchy the way it should but it is good👌👌
Grazie, I will try this. Proverò 😊
Looks absolutely delicious!
oh it really is 😍 Are you going to try this recipe?
@@vincenzosplate Absolutely, bello! So far, your recipes have been absolutely amazing! I come from a proud Italian family and you are the real deal. Both of my Nonnas are gone, so I trust in your recipes from this point on to continue learning authentic cooking from the best. Thank you. And I thank your wife and son for sharing you and your talents with the rest of us.
Love calamari
you should make this recipe 😍
Thats an awesome ASMR calamari 😊😊
Oh yeah! The only ASMR we need 🤩
Adoro i calamari fritti con aggiunta di sale, i tuoi poi son croccantissimi Yummy.
Sii, sono davvero croccanti! Un po’ di limone e sono una bontà 😋
such a nice recipe !
Glad you like it! Are you going to make it? 😋
@@vincenzosplate Yes, i made it, but no one calamari was crispy :/ :/ dont know why...... :/ :/ i make it all steps like you
Always i have hunger after this video 😊😊😊
Haha 😁😁 ops
thank you Vincenzo!
many thanks to you! Are you going to try this recipe? 😋
@@vincenzosplate I'm trying it today 😊
Buongiorno grazie mille da oggi non comprerò piu calamari al takeaway buonissimi.
Che bella cosa! Bravissima Raffaella ❤️
Vincenzo amico mio, could I request you to maybe show us how to cook an Italian calamari pasta dish some time? Maybe with some prezzemolo and other deliciousnesses. Thanks my friend!
sounds good, thank you for the request 😘 in the meantime you can take a look at all my recipes with calamari www.vincenzosplate.com/?s=calamari
Magnifique mon ami~!
merci beaucoup mon ami ❤️
looks very tasty
Yum! I made calamari fra diablo last weekend. Still have some calamari in the freezer. I will have to try this because I love fried calamari. Yours sounds so crunchy and amazing. Thank you again. You're so awesome.
Yes Lisa please try this recipe 😍 super crunchy and delicious 😋
OMG @vincenzosplate I made it last weekend it was simply amazing,
delizioso👌🏻
Yeah, they’re so delicious 😋
I really love your video!
Thank you so much!
I'm doing this!
YAY! I'm sure you will fall in love with this recipe 😍
I cannot wait to make some next weekend! Thanks Vincenzo that is an awesome recipe!!! 🙂👍
Hi Brian, the weekend is upon us! I can't wait for you to try it and let me know 🤩
This is a great video!!!! Oh my goodness, I love fried calamari!! I never made it at home due to fearing I would over cook it & make it taste like a rubber tire!!! LOL!!! Thank you for this video!!!! 👍🤗🤗
Thank you so much, now you can make them to perfection 😍😋
Love it!!
Thanks for the support! Hope you'll keep enjoying the recipes 👨🍳🇮🇹
Yum yum yummy ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
Soooo delicious 😋
Perfect for la vigilia
Esatto! Tu cosa hai preparato per la vigilia? 😋
Delicious 😋❤️
oh yes, those are so good 😋 Are you going to make this recipe?
Sir I know this vedio was 3 years ago , my question is can I use olive oil will this make a difference
Absolutely, you can use olive oil in your cooking. It can add a rich and distinct flavor to your dishes. However, keep in mind that the flavor profile might change slightly from the original recipe, but if you enjoy the taste of olive oil, it can be a great substitution. Experiment and see how you like it! 🍽️👨🍳🫒
@@vincenzosplate THANK YOU , I DO APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE.
Yum looks delicious i am making this soon can use vegan fish as i dont eat meat or fish at home drooling over my samsung galaxy j4 love your recipes making me hungry Thanks Ramya
How's vegan fish made?
Well Ramya, I don’t know exactly what you mean with “vegan fish” 🤔
@@vincenzosplate vegan fish is used by vegans they also use jackfruit for fish replacement hope it helps you drooling over my samsung galaxy j4 love your recipes making me hungry Thanks Ramya
Grazie Chef!!Now i know and trust you because your Italian and that dish is from your country..I keep making ones with breadcrumbs..Im gonna try this then
Many thanks my friend! I appreciate it 🙏🏻❤️
Please try this recipe and let me know 😋
@@vincenzosplate actually I did..its magnifico..grazie again!!!i never discovered this recipe until i saw it on your youtube
You got my number !!! ❤️❤️❤️
It looks so delicious! Interestingly, it's a bit like garlic chicken in Chinese food, but with some different ingredients and methods
Yes, you are right
Wow, you're great!!!
Oh, you’re too kind 😘
Amazing
This is super delicious!
Thanks for the reply! I’m very happy to discover your channel. I’m brazilian but my grandmother was italian and she used to cook like you, with passion and so much respect for the traditions. I am learning a lot! Greetings from Brazil!
Yummy 🙌🏻💜
They’re sooo delicious and crispy
@@vincenzosplate sure is.💜🤗love your channel.
Wow, my girlfriend loves calamari!
Make her a gift and make this recipe for her😍
She will never leave you, trust me 🤪
What type of pan is that and where would one buy one?
No worries, my friend! The undercooked egg is traditional in this recipe, but feel free to adjust it to your preference. 😊🍳
I think you may have replied to the wrong comment
delicioso! sriracha is pronounced SEE-rah-cha
Val thank you so much for the information, I won't be wrong anymore 🙊❤️
Yummmmmm
I just got 10lbs of fresh squid...going to be making some for sure..I need a good recipe for a spicey dipping sauce.
That's fantastic! Fresh squid is perfect for making delicious dishes. 🦑🔥 Try this recipe. Check it out and let me know how it turns out! Enjoy cooking!
Thanks to Vincenzo, my family will be enjoying calamari fritti today, testicles and all! 😂🤣 I never thought how close in pronounciation tentacles and testicles were.
Oh wow 😍 please try it and let me know 😋
Is that parsley dried or fresh?
It is dried Parsley!
The coating was clumping and fell off in the oil. Still, tasted good. The sauce is niiice.
I added some shrimps for different flavour.
Thanks for trying the recipe! Glad you enjoyed the sauce 🍝 and the shrimps addition sounds delish 🍤 Sorry to hear about the coating, though. Let me know if you need any tips to improve it next time! 🙌
@@vincenzosplate Should the calamari be patted dry?
Hi Vincenzo!
Here is the Swiss kitchen dummy. I only know the calamari being on the top of sushi. Then they are chewy. How do you make them not chewy?
Please say „Hello!“ to Suzanne!
Thank you for sharing your making-me-hungry-again video. You are a kitchen chef!
Hi Frederick, well follow my recipe.. in this way your calamari won’t be chewy anymore 😋
many greetings also from Suzanne😘
You need to cook the either for 60-90s or an hour or more. Anything in between results in rubber bands.
Calamari has always been like rubber
Vincenzo, how to avoid that?
To avoid rubbery calamari, make sure not to overcook it. Cook it quickly over high heat or try marinating it beforehand to tenderize. Enjoy! 🦑😊
@@vincenzosplate Thank you for that, I will certainly try 🙂
Wait, there's mayo in mayonnaise?!
Haha yes, basically it's mayonnaise with a little sriracha sauce 🤪
They look delicious, BUT, no-one EVER explains what you do with the used oil and how to dispose of it..!
Proper disposal of used oil is important. I recommend letting the oil cool, then pouring it into a sealable container and disposing of it in accordance with your local regulations. It's crucial to protect the environment. Happy cooking! 🍳🌿
I thought this was an Italian recipe. What’s with the Mayo?
yes this is an italian recipe, the mayo was a personal touch!
You’re the best. I’m just messing!
@@vincenzosplate but I would love to see a authentic salsa made for the calamari.
I love sriracha, but it doesn't like me 🥵🤢
Oh no! Why?? Too spicy? 🌶
Vincenzo I am your fan, anyway this time let me say:
1) please do not put the whole calamari together in the oil at the same time, as you did: oil temperature goes down ! And calamari will really fry again into next several minutes. Please Add few calamari each time waiting less a minute between each portion
2) Vincenzo please ! That Maionese souce with "souracha" (what is it??) to eat with your crunchy fritto destroys your Italian reputation 🙃
Its not as easy as it looks, the oil needs to be hot enough, otherwise the flour and seasonings will fall off the calamari
1 calamari per person hahahhahah.. I eat like 600-700grams alone :(
Well, it sounds like you really have a big appetite for calamari! Feel free to adjust the portions to satisfy your hunger. Enjoy! 🦑😄
@@vincenzosplate Well, it depends on how much I catch them when fishing for them! Will try this recipe next time I go out, looks delicious - lemon is so essential for calamari! Grazie per la ricetta!
Too much oil in the pan
you need that to fry
Thats an awesome ASMR calamari 😊😊
Ehehe maybe I need to start ASMR videos