Fried Calamari - Alton Brown

Ingredients

• 1 pound squid, tubes and tentacles
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup medium grind cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 quarts peanut oil
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste