Squid a la romana is a recipe that will make you feel close to the sea thanks to one of the most consumed tapas in this country. The squid of this type of dish can be bought fresh and prepared to batter, in the fishmonger and it will be cut for the occasion. We can also buy the characteristic rings frozen. It will always be an option before buying them ready-made. A homemade batter has nothing to do with a purchased one, nor can a fresh squid be compared to one that is not. Dare to try some good homemade squid a la romana.
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How to prepare some squid a la romana
- This tapa is based on a good raw material and simple ingredients that will blend to give the best of themselves.
- The squid rings will always be ready for action if we have this frozen ingredient that we can find in any supermarket.
- It is a way to have a raw material ready for action with the minimum possible effort. We will get to work with them.
- We can buy a fresh squid and ask that they leave it prepared for the occasion, in which case coating it in small pieces will ensure an impressive bite.
- The batter of this piece has its secrets . We are going to leave the squid defrosted or fresh and cut in milk.
- We can add a few drops of lemon to give it that citric touch that will make it stand out even more.
- We prepare the flour to coat these delicacies , we place it on a plate to have everything ready.
- In another deep dish we beat the eggs until they are ready to become the central axis of this recipe, we will get the base of the ideal batter of squid.
- We heat the olive oil . This liquid gold must be of the best possible quality to achieve the perfect result.
- While the oil is heating, we drain the squid , we salt and pepper them and we pass the squid in flour and in the egg. We repeat the operation a couple of times to make them crisp.
- When the oil is very hot, we add the squid . It is important that it is hot so that we have a perfect squid in every way, if it is cold, the batter can come off.
- We drain the squid when they are golden brown and place on a plate with absorbent paper, we will have a cover for a restaurant on the seafront ready.
