J. Baldwin's Calamari With Beurre Blanc Sauce:

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb calamari steak
• 2 cups drakes breading flour
• 4 tablespoons capers
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1 -2 tomato, diced
• 1 tablespoon shallot, chopped
• 1 tablespoon peppercorn
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 8 ounces unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup wine
• 1/8 cup heavy cream
• salt and pepper
• canola oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 beurre blanc sauce:.
• 2 in medium saucepan add 1 tbs olive oil on medium heat, add shallots, black peppercorns and bay leaves.
• 3 saute 2 minutes, addlemon juice, wine and cream.
• 4 let reduce by half.
• 5 turn heat down to lowest setting.
• 6 cut butter into squares. wisk into sauce 2 cubes at a time until all butter is gone. please take your time with this step!
• 7 season with salt and pepper.
• 8 reserve sauce in cool area.
• 9 pre-pare calamari:.
• 10 cut calamari into strips and coat with drakes breading flour.
• 11 set fry oil at 375- use deep fry pan or fry daddy with at least 3-4 inches of canola oil.
• 12 fry calamri 3-4 minutes until golden.
• 13 warm sauce- add capers,tomatoes and scallions.
• 14 add fried calamari and toss together.
• 15 serve on large platter and enjoy !