Fraq’s Lobster Shack’s calamari club

Name: Fraq’s Lobster Shack’s calamari club
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: squid tubes 4; eggs 3, beaten; fresh breadcrumbs 100g; olive oil; good quality burger buns 4; cos lettuce 1, leaves separated; capers 4 tbsp; pickles 2 large, or a handful of cornichons; good quality mayo 6 tbsp; lemon 1, juiced

30 minutes
serves 4
Easy

Fraq’s is the whitewashed Maine-inspired shack off Tottenham Court Road. It serves three rolls (including lobster, and hot prawn and avocado), but its flavour-packed calamari in a soft bun, for our money, trounces its more expensive cousins. fraqslobstershack.com

February 17, 2015 at 3:18 pm

Ingredients

squid tubes 4
eggs 3, beaten
fresh breadcrumbs 100g
olive oil
good quality burger buns 4
cos lettuce 1, leaves separated
capers 4 tbsp
pickles 2 large, or a handful of cornichons
good quality mayo 6 tbsp
lemon 1, juiced

Method

Step 1

To make the tartare sauce, whizz the capers, pickles and mayo, then add a little lemon juice and season.
Step 2

Clean the squid in cold running water. Cut them in half so that you have two flat pieces. Soak them in the beaten egg, then coat them in the breadcrumbs.
Step 3

Pour olive oil to a depth of at least 1cm into a frying pan and put over a high heat. Fry in batches for about 1 minute on each side, or until they are golden and crisp. Lift onto a plate lined with paper towels to drain while frying the rest.
Step 4

Lightly toast the burger buns so that they are crisp. Add a good dollop of the tartare sauce and plenty of lettuce leaves. Put the calamari on top of the lettuce, add a final spoon of the tartare sauce and a little squeeze of lemon, then close the bun.