let's talk about calamari steaks

[joneschick]

I had my first taste last night. I bought 3 breaded steaks from a local upscale grocer. For the price of $3.99/lb I suspected it wasn't calamari but more like "poor man's lobster" But I've been googling around & I think it maybe was the real stuff. It was certainly delicious! The counter guy said I could broil or bake the steaks but that would have involved some bending to use the oven. My back was cranky, so I fried them them up in ghee. I do love ghee. Daughter #3 was eating them straight out of the pan--saved on dishes I guess. I tried a little Sriachi hot sauce which was ok, but a touch of lemon would have been the ticket if I had any. Anyone else have any experience or suggestions for future consumption? :hi:

[Tesha]

1. ooOOOoooh that sounds good...

I'd never heard of (or seen) calamari steaks before...
but the web has!

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Lemon-Caper-Calamari-Steaks-with-Broccolini-236020

Were they fresh or frozen and what part of the country? Oh they sound wonderful!:9

[joneschick]

2. they weren't frozen

but they might have been previously. I'm in Wisconsin so I think most of our seafood probably arrives frozen. I was looking for catfish nuggets, but after 3 stores being out of them I decided to try the calamari steaks. yummy goodness :hi:
catfish nuggets + ghee + Old Bay seasoning. do ya spose it's the ghee?

[Tesha]

3. Doesn't *EVERYTHING* taste good fried in ~butter? ;) (NT)

[Tesha]

6. FYI re: ghee...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/14/DDTI1BF56L.DTL&type=food

The golden boys of ghee

Janny Hu, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, January 14, 2010

What happens when you take butter, boil away the moisture and strain
out the milk solids?

You're left with ghee - a richer, nuttier version of clarified butter - and
although it's still a saturated fat, it's one of the healthiest fats, according
to ayurvedic medicine.

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[joneschick]

7. ooooooo! thank you!

I buy my ghee at a local Indian grocery. It's not the Ancient Organic, rather Nirav or Amul brand. But the info was really interesting. Waxing or full moon for making ghee. I love to learn stuff like that! :hi:

[NMDemDist2]

4. pound them flat flat flat then use a coating

of breadcrumbs, parsley and parmesan cheese and spices of your choosing

flash fry in butter, serve with lemon and swoon from joy

[joneschick]

5. that's how the store prepared them.

--just add ghee. I will definitely add them to my shopping routine. Do we have a nom nom smilie? :hi: