Preparation:
To clean squid: pinch off head and tentacles and set aside remove and discard entrails and clear spine from mantle remove and discard peel from mantle, set mantle aside spread tentacles back, remove and discard 2 calcium 'pearls' set tentacle section aside combine onions, celery, and butter in a large skillet, over a medium flame heat and stir for 8-12 minutes, until onions are barely golden add shrimp, lightly beaten eggs, and sourdough breadcrumbs-mix well remove from heat season to taste with thyme, salt, and pepper allow to cool to the touch spoon into a pastry bag with a 1/2-inch tip pipe stuffing mixture into mantles dredge stuffed mantles and tentacle sections in flour pat with your hands to remove excess moisten with well beaten eggs, allowing excess to drip off coat evenly with breadcrumbs place onto a sheet of waxed paper and chill for 15 minutes heat oil to 360 degrees add tentacle sections and fry until golden drain on a cooling rack and blot with paper towels add stuffed mantles and fry until golden drain on a cooling rack and blot with paper towels allow to cool to the touch sliced stuffed mantles into 1/2 or 3/4-inch sections arrange onto a serving platter, garnished with fried tentacle sections serve warm or at room tempera |
