Domestic Goddess...not

Barcelona - Day 26

Trying to integrate into life here has seen a change in my cooking.  It's partly to reflect what's available, and partly to learn some new skills in my remaining few weeks where I have little time.

So last night's attempt...deep fried calamari.  Yummy. 

I didn't bring any recipe books with me so I'm relying on my memory and online recipes.  Having bought a whole squid at Saturday's market and knowing that I had eggs and flour I thought I was set.  Not so.  As I looked online, I read with dismay that eggs are the enemy of a good batter.  All I needed was flour, baking soda and sparkling water (or beer).  So I duly followed the recipe, prepared my batter (no eggs), heated the oil (and I'm always worried it will catch fire, so damp tea towel at the ready), dipped my squid in the batter and threw it into the oil for 3-4 minutes.  All remarkably simple.  Except the batter didn't stick, so we had succulent tender naked squid and a lovely crunchy empty batter.

Perhaps I needed a little egg after all.