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🦑 Calamari Starter

110g calamari tubes served grilled, fried or Cajun with guest’s choice of sauce.

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Ingredients

  • •110g tubes
  • •30ml sauce of guest choice ( recommended)

grilled

  • •2g OB fish spice
  • •10ml vegetable oil

fried

  • •8g OB dry mix
  • •35ml palm oil

cajun

  • •2g Cajun spice
  • •10ml vegetable oil

Garnish

  • •1 lemon wedge
  • •1g spring onion (green garnish)

Equipment

  • Flat top grill
  • Skimmer
  • Deep fryer
  • Spatula

Method

  1. 1Grilled or Cajun: dust with fish spice or Cajun spice, oil the flat top grill, and grill turning as necessary until the changes from opaque to white.
  2. 2Fried: dust with OB dry mix and fry in hot oil (180°C) until golden brown.
  3. 3Place in a starter pan.
  4. 4Spoon sauce of guest’s choice over the . Never serve sauce with Cajun.
  5. 5Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Plating

Starter pan.

🥡 Takeaway

📦 Soup & Salad Bowl with sauce container

Tips

  • •Ensure the oil is hot (180°C). Cold oil will make soggy.
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