I wish it came with a sauce, too. We made our own with peri peri sauce, mayonnaise, and lemon juice, and it worked great. The flavor of these morsels is very good and isn't the problem, but sauce helps almost any fried appetizer.
$5.49 isn't a bad price for how much you get here. Product of Italy. We still can't completely get over the excessive chewiness and lack of dipping sauce.
The beautiful wifey and I are both torn between six and seven stars, so we'll go with one of each for Trader Joe's Crispy Battered Calamari.
Bottom line: 6.5 out of 10.
Oh no, this stuff was horrible. Within 2 minutes of being in the air fryer it smelled so fishy I was worried my bag was spoiled. The breading was mushy and fell off and you almost couldn't chew the squid due to it's rubbery texture. Thankfully I only made half the bag and returned the rest. Fail in every way.
ReplyDeleteIf all else fails, no-hassle refund to the rescue. Thanks for your input, as always.
DeleteI don't think it's terrible, but it *has* to be done at a higher temperature; cooking longer makes squid rubbery. I do air fryer preheated 400F for 7 minutes, flipping halfway.
ReplyDeleteAlso much prefer calamari with tentacles - they don't get rubbery, but some Americans get queasy.
That makes sense. Thanks for the cooking tips!
DeleteCheck at 6 minutes - pull the crispy ones out.
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