Cajun Pan Fried Calamari | Calamari Food Recipes | Fishwife

Squid is simply delicious, but who knew that such a small little creature of the ocean could hold such wonderful health benefits for our diet as it is loaded in the Vitamin B’s:

Vitamin B2: The plentiful quantities of Vitamin B2 found in squid can lower migraines. 

Vitamin B3: This fabulous vitamin helps to stabilise sugar levels in the blood.

Vitamin B12: Here’s to a healthy heart with Vitamin B12 (riboflavin), which is known to lower homocysteine levels in the body, preventing the rate of strokes and heart attacks. 

So here is a simple recipe to quickly pan fry all these fabulous Vitamin B’s into a delicious lunch or dinner! Enjoy.

Cajun Pan Fried Calamari

A really quick and easy recipe to get in all those wonderful Vitamin B's.

Cook Time

5 min

Ingredients

1. Squid Tubes and Tenticles (cleaned) - I used 1 x 1kg pack from Greenfish Traders
2. Butter
3. Garlic
4. Cajun Spice
5. Salt & Pepper
6. Lemon or Lemon Juice
7. Sushi Mayonnaise or tartar sauce

Instructions

1. Heat a dry pan on the stove at high heat
2. Pan fry the calamari for approx a minute or two to allow it to release any excess water
3. Take the calamari off the heat, drain in a colander and set aside
4. Pop a good helping of butter into your clean pan
5. Add a good helping of garlic
6. Throw the dry calamari back into the pan
7. Add some cajun spice and salt & pepper
8. Fry in the spices for approx 3-5 minutes
9. Remove from the heat and squeeze some lemon juice over
10. Enjoy with a touch of Sushi Mayonnaise or tartar sauce