Fried Calamari! Cook with me!

full recipes always available on my website cafehailee.com :)
Ingredients:
Calamari
8 oz calamari (a mix of tentacles and bodies), bodies cut into rings, tentacles left whole
3 cups buttermilk
2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup cornstarch
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne
1 medium zucchini, cut into matchsticks
1/2 cup sliced hot cherry peppers (optional)
fresh basil leaves (optional)
lemon wedges, for serving
Spicy Marinara
2 Tbsp olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
4-5 calabrian chilis, minced
1 28 oz can whole peeled tomatoes, hand crushed
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Begin by marinating the calamari. Place calamari in a large bowl and cover with buttermilk. Let marinate for at least 30 minutes, up to 2 hours.
While calamari marinates, prepare the sauce.
In a small sauce pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and chilis, and sweat until aromatic.
Add in crushed tomatoes and stir.
Let sauce simmer on low while the calamari marinates. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper at the end.
Next, prepare the flour dredge. In a large bowl whisk, flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne.
When you are ready to fry, add enough canola oil to a large skillet to come up about 1/2 inch. Heat until hot (between 325-350F).
When oil is ready, add some of the zucchini and hot peppers to the buttermilk with the calamari, and toss to coat. Using a slotted spoon or your hands remove zucchini, peppers and calamari from the buttermilk and shake off excess liquid.
Add them directly to the flour dredge. Toss to coat in flour and shake off excess dredge. Carefully transfer them to the hot oil and fry until golden and crispy, about 2 minutes.
Remove from oil, and season with salt. Repeat frying process with all remaining calamari, zucchini and hot peppers.
Fry the fresh basil leaves in the hot oil until crispy, about 3 minutes. Careful when adding them to the oil, they may pop a bit.
Serve crispy calamari with fried basil, marinara and fresh lemons on the side.
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Im so happy to see you doing a longer video. This looks delicious.

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Aww thank u so much!

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Yeah same here 🤗😋

[@PeaceRose96]

i honestly have no care for this recipe, i don't eat seafood at all but i haddd to watch bc it's your first long video! you're a natural!!! please do so many more of these, youtube is such a good outlet for cooking content❤❤

[@hailscatalano]

Aww your so kind thank u!! Hooding to post another one this week :)

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Love the longer, more in-depth videos!! Especially for trying to follow along with your recipes 💕

[@hailscatalano]

Thank u!

[@hailscatalano]

Really appreciate it!

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Hailee, I look forward to your doing more of these because you honestly transport me to another realm. This is perfection. All I need is my own serving, please and thank you, Chef.

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these long form videos are so comforting to me its giving 2014 in the best way possible

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I love ❤️ 😍 calamari..

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The Bigfoot shirt goes hard. New favorite channel!

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This. Was. So. Good!!! I just absolutely love watching your content. The food you make, your knife skills, your attitude, just everything is wonderful. I look forward to seeing more and actually cooking your recipes 🥰

[@karmaremusic]

Because i really love your videos on tiktok, i want you to do well here!! Maybe add some light background music, and use your dope camera angles you always use on tiktok as well as the similar shots you got in this. Such a great first video tho! The sizzling was so amazing to listen to 😝

[@hailscatalano]

Thank u!

[@Liz-sq9pf]

Hi from Australia, I’ve been watching you on TikToc did realise you were doing KZbin love watching you cook. You remind me of my mother she was a great cook and her chopping skills were also excellent, I didn’t take after her lol 😆

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Big like🤗🤗🤗

[@hailscatalano]

Thank u so much!

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Great video and wonderful inspiration

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I knew you were a chef. You're food always look so 😋

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I love it! Now the recipes with the videos all in one place. Thank you 😊

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Can I just be your official taste tester?! 😋🥂👍🏾😋

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Brava!

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I’m gonna make this weekend! I’m never tried buttermilk. Hmmm

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I love your videos and your tee shirts!

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love your videos!!! you seem like such a nice person :)

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Omg thank u!

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Looks 💣💣❤️

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That looks delicious!! Love your videos and cooking ideas!!

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It looks amazing!!! Yummy

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Süper her ne yapıyorsanız çok nefis,bir de malzemeleri Türkçe'ye çevirebilsem....💖Türkiye/İstanbul

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Fantastic 👍 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@lawandar.stackhouse2758]

You make me want to cook! What brand pans are you using? Also in previous videos when you fry bread, what brand olive oil and grape seed oil do you use?!!

[@Maya-sd4jl]

She usually uses Graza olive oil. Not to sure about the non stick in this video, but her stainless steel pans are from Made In i believe

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I prefer the quick no talk vids. right to the point

[@RaynaAsmr]

You’re amazing ❤

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Hi hailee looks delicious!!! Do you have a ham recipe?

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Thanks for talking!

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Love your videos!! What olive oil are you using?

[@ctwest3601]

When I first saw Taiwanese style popcorn chicken (fried basil garnish) I immediately thought of calamari with marinara. I'm curious if you had the same influence for yours. The cherry peppers are also mandatory in my opinion. Nice!

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I can't stop watching u..wish I be in Ur neighbours..

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Did u put the vegetables in the buttermilk with the calamari?

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Can you do a tuna recipe please

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Finally

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Ho visto alcune tue ricette....mi sono iscritta...sarebbe possibile avere i sottotitoli in italiano? Grazie!

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لو فيه ترجمه 🥺 المقطع اتوقع مليان معلومات لطهي وانا يادوب افهم

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I want to subscribe but I hate #shorts and want to see the full cooking process and not a highlight reel

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Shared

[@hailscatalano]

Aww ty!

[@Barbaracoyle]

What kind of knife are you using?

[@msbarnes1281]

Love the long videos. What brand/type of oil did you use to fry the calamari?

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Hey! Just been Goin through ur videos since I found them on shorts! Didn’t realize this was your first long form! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent with the workd

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Actually this is my favorite!

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Lovely 😋

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Lol she said "Myin-are-ah" sauce hahaha I love the longer videos tbh.

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Nice. My granddaughter loves calamari

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She really thought that was a good thumb nail lol

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What's wrong with it