Air fryer fried calamari are super easy to make and are crispy on the outside but tender on the inside, and not dry, resembling deep-fried ones from a restaurant. The air fryer fried calamari can be prepared quickly, and you won’t have the smell of fry throughout your house like with CALAMARI FRY. The air fryer calamari is much lighter as it only requires a little oil for a crunchy coating. You can also prepare these calamari for large or special occasions. The cooking time may vary depending on the type of air fryer used (I use this air fryer HERE). I recommend checking all the air fryer recipes, you will surely find other delicious dishes to try. Now let’s see how to make air fryer fried calamari, and if you try them, let me know. Barbara
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients to prepare air fryer fried calamari
- 1.1 lbs calamari
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste flour
Tools
- 1 Air Fryer
- 1 Oil Sprayer
How to prepare air fryer fried calamari
Let’s start preparing the Air fryer fried calamari, clean the calamari by removing the innards and pulling out the transparent cartilage from the back, use a knife to remove the beak and eyes and, if desired, the skin. You can also ask the fishmonger to do this if you’re not very experienced. Rinse the calamari thoroughly under running water and cut into rings, remove the tentacles and pat both the tentacles and calamari rings dry with kitchen paper.
Pour some flour onto a plate and coat the calamari pieces thoroughly, shaking off excess flour to avoid it gathering at the bottom of the air fryer.
Arrange the tentacle clusters and calamari rings in a perforated tray or directly in the air fryer basket as I did.
Spray a few puffs of oil with the sprayer and cook at 392°F for 10 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through to turn the calamari.
Once cooked, remove the air fryer basket and transfer the calamari to a serving plate, season with salt, and serve the Air fryer fried calamari hot
How to store air fryer cooked fried calamari
They can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 days
