Sweet and Sour Calamares Recipe
Make fried calamares more special with this recipe.
Categories Main Dish, Seafood, Del Monte Quick 'n Easy
Preparation Time10 min.
Cooking Time21 mins.
Serving Size 5
Ingredients
- 2 pc egg
- 2/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp white pepper
- 1 kg squid, ink sac and skin removed, then sliced 1/2 cm thick
- 2 cup oil, for deep-frying
- 1 tsp oil
- 2/3 cup carrot, sliced
- 1 pack DEL MONTE Quick 'n Easy Sweet and Sour Mix (57g), dissolved in 1/3 cup water
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in reserved pineapple syrup
- 1 pouch DEL MONTE Pineapple Tidbits (115g), drained, reserve syrup
- 1/3 cup bell pepper, red, cut into strips
- 1/2 cup leeks, sliced
Cooking Tools Needed
- Chopping Board
- Pot
Preparation
- Mix eggs, cornstarch, salt, and pepper until smooth. Drain squid of any excess liquid. Combine with cornstarch mixture. Deep-fry pieces until golden brown. Drain oil in paper towels. Set aside.
- Stir-fry carrot in oil until cooked. Add dissolved DEL MONTE Quick 'n Easy Sweet & Sour Mix and pineapple syrup mixture. Boil then simmer until thick.
- Add DEL MONTE Pineapple Tidbits, bell pepper, and leeks. Pour over fried squid.