Spicy Calamari with Bacon and Scallions
A delicious seafood dish combining tender calamari with crispy bacon, fresh scallions, and a kick of red pepper flakes. This quick-cooking dish offers a perfect balance of smoky, spicy, and savory flavors.
Ingredients
- •1½ pound squid
- •¼ pound bacon
- •1 cup scallions
- •½ teaspoon red-pepper flakes
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Rinse squid under cold water, then pat dry between paper towels. Halve large tentacles lengthwise and cut bodies (including flaps, if attached) crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide rings.
5 min
- 2.
Cook bacon in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp, then transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
8 min
- 3.
Toss squid with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
1 min
- 4.
Heat fat remaining in skillet over high heat until very hot, then sauté squid with scallions and red-pepper flakes until just cooked through, about 3 minutes.
3 min
- 5.
Serve squid immediately, sprinkled with bacon.
1 min
