Fried Calamari (Cajun Style) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs fresh squid (cleaned and cut into rings)
1 1/2 cups flour
2 -3 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
1 tablespoon cayenne powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 cup flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon hot sauce
2 teaspoons tony's seasoning (optional) or 2 teaspoons salt

Preparation

Wash and pat squid rings dry.
Pour flour into zip lock bag along with salt, pepper, cayenne, and garlic powder: shake to mix.
In a shallow bowl, mix the eggs, milk, and hot sauce (I use Texas Pete).
Pour remaining flour in another zip lock bag.
Working with a few rings at a time, shake in unseasoned flour, dip into egg/milk mixture, shake off excess, then shake in seasoned flour.
Fry in hot oil (350 degrees) until a light golden brown. I recommend doing just a couple of rings at first as a taste test. Add seasoning to flour if required.
After frying, place on paper towel to drain, and re-season with Tony's (optional). Just a little salt is fine as well.
Note: I don't recommend using Tony's as the seasoning for the flour--it comes out too salty.