Crisp-Tender Fried Calamari

Name: Crisp-Tender Fried Calamari
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 lb squid (cleaned and sliced into ⅓ - ½ inch rings (head kept intact or halved)); Juice from ½ lemon; 3 large egg whites (lightly beaten); ¾ cup cornstarch; ¾ cup all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon paprika (optional); Canola oil (for deep frying); ½ cup mayonnaise; 1 heaping tablespoon sweet pickle relish; *Combine and mix well; Sieve (to shake off excess flour from squid); Baking sheet lined with wire rack (to drain fried calamari); Strainer (spider strainer or tongs); Candy thermometer (optional)

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Ingredients

1 lb squid (cleaned and sliced into ⅓ - ½ inch rings (head kept intact or halved))
Juice from ½ lemon
3 large egg whites (lightly beaten)
¾ cup cornstarch
¾ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon paprika (optional)
Canola oil (for deep frying)
½ cup mayonnaise
1 heaping tablespoon sweet pickle relish
*Combine and mix well
Sieve (to shake off excess flour from squid)
Baking sheet lined with wire rack (to drain fried calamari)
Strainer (spider strainer or tongs)
Candy thermometer (optional)