Monsoon Cafe Calamari Tempura

Recipe Ingredients

1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
2 tablespoons	30ml	Minced garlic
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fish sauce
1/2 cup	118ml	White wine
2		Eggs
1 teaspoon	5ml	Paprika
4 tablespoons	60ml	Chinese hot pepper sauce
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Flour
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Calamari - cleaned, and
		Cut into rings
6 tablespoons	90ml	Cornstarch
8 cups	1896ml	Oil - for frying
6 cups	240g / 8.5oz	Iceberg lettuce leaves (large)
		Curry Mayonnaise
1 tablespoon	15ml	Curry powder
1 tablespoon	15ml	Minced garlic
1 cup	237ml	Mayonnaise
2 tablespoons	30ml	Milk
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lemon juice
3 tablespoons	45ml	Soy sauce
1 teaspoon	5ml	Chinese chile paste

Recipe Instructions

For the Curry Mayonnaise: Heat curry powder and garlic in dry frying pan over medium-low heat until garlic begins to brown and releases flavor, 3 to 4 minutes. Cool, then combine with mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice, soy sauce and chile paste in bowl. Chill 30 minutes or until ready to use. (Makes 1 1/4 cups)

Combine salt, pepper, garlic, fish sauce, wine, eggs, paprika and hot pepper sauce in blender and blend 30 seconds. Pour mixture into large bowl and stir in flour just until combined; do not over-mix. Add calamari. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Just before cooking, stir cornstarch into calamari mixture. (This step is important to give calamari a crispy texture). Heat oil in large deep saucepan to 375 degrees on thermometer or until pinch of flour dropped into oil bubbles.

Drop small batch of calamari into hot oil. Do not crowd pan. Cook in batches until calamari rings are golden brown and crispy, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels. Keep fried calamari in warm oven until all calamari are cooked.

To serve, fill each lettuce leaf with 1 cup calamari. Serve with Curry Mayonnaise.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Each serving: 278 calories; 655 mg sodium; 353 mg cholesterol; 13 grams fat; 15 grams carbohydrates; 22 grams protein; 0.14 gram fiber. Curry Mayonnaise: Each tablespoon: 91 calories; 216 mg sodium; 3 mg cholesterol; 10 grams fat; 1 grams carbohydrates; 0 protein; 0.01 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 05-17-2000

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