Vegan🌱Crispy Calamari

【Vegan🌱Crispy Calamari】

Guess what I'm sharing a recipe today!
Yes!
It's one of my favorite seafood dishes, Calamari! It was about 8 years ago that I first tried calamari in the US at a casual restaurant. Calamari that I ate there was spectacular and I still rememeber how it tastes like and the texture.
Since I went vegan, I've been wanting to veganize calamari for a long time, and then I found an amazing plant food to imitate squid.

Hearts of Palm.

When you open the can of hearts of palm, you will see 4-5 sticks in vinegarette water. Take them out of the can, then push the center part and pull so it comes off.
To make calamari, use the outer part of palm.

Cut into approx. 5mm.

Then, put batter ingredients into a small bowl.

• Whole wheat flour
• Wakame flakes to enhance ocean-like taste
• Himalayan pink salt
• Black pepper
• Potato starch or corn starch
• Water

Deep fry your coated hearts of palm with the batter until golden brown.

Mmmmmm
Yum!
Now it looks like real calamari, doesn't it?!
Dip it in homemade vegan spicy mayo! That elevates the deliciousness to the next level ;)

For vegan spicy mayo, you need:

• Vegan mayo
• Paprika powder
• Cayenne pepper
• Himalayan pink salt
• Black pepper

It's simple and easy. Just whisk together and adjust the taste to your liking.
Although I used cayenne pepper and paprika powder, you can also substitue them with sriracha if you have. That would be fantastic as well!
For vegan mayo, I've posted the recipe a while ago. Please visit the link below for the recipe details.

 Alright, this is the recipe card👇
I hope you enjoy calamari!

Vegan🌱Crispy Calamari

INGREDIENTS (2 servings)
4 hearts of palm
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon dried wakame flakes, crushed
1 pinch Himalayan pink salt
Black pepper
4 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons potato starch or corn starch片栗粉：小さじ2

［VEGAN SPICY MAYO］
4 tablespoons vegan mayo
1 tablespoon paprika powder 
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Take out hearts of palm from the can.
2. Push the center part of palm until you can pull it out of the outer part.
3. Slice into 5mm.
4. In a small bowl, put whole wheat flour, Himalayan pink salt, black pepper, potato starch and crushed wakame flakes.
5. Pour water little by litter into the bowl to make batter.
6. Put some grapeseed oil into a frying pan, then make it hot over medium heat.
7. Coat hearts of palm with the batter.
8. Deep fry coated palm until golden brown.
9. When golden brown, take them out of oil and transfer to a plate with papaer towel to let soak excess oil.
10. ［VEGAN SPICY MAYO］
11. In a small bowl, put everthing together and whisk.

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If any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below or directly contact me anytime!
I'm happy to hear your thoughts!

Thank you,

-piggyinkitchen-