Help! I need a good calamari recipe

I think it was AZRP (or maybe Fidel) that posted it before. The Rutlands are holding up great thanks again.

How do you like them? Fried, stuffed oriental style, in sauce?

Here is one of Nature Boys contributions. PS package arrived safely, thank you.

Squid, Nature Boy

Tender squid?? Maybe you have only had chewy squid. This high-temp method yields tender results and might change your mind about this healthy and underused food.


INGREDIENTS:
1-2 lb Cleaned fresh squid
2 Tbs Sesame Oil
2 Clove Garlic Minced
2 tsp Minced Ginger
4 Tbs Hoisin Sauce
4 Tbs Ketchup
2 Tbs Rice Vinegar
3 Tbs Soy Sauce (I used Maggi Seasoning)
1 Tbs Peanut Oil
1/2 tsp Dried Cilantro Flakes (optional)




Preparation:
1 Clean squid. Pull head and tentacles from body (most of the guts will pull out with it). Cut off tentacles just below ink spots. Reserve. Remove thin purplish specked membrane from body. Pull out cartilage from body (looks like sheet plastic). Wash body inside and out, leaving it in a sack shape.
2 Prepare marinade with sesame oil, half of the garlic, half of the ginger, and cilantro. Sprinkle squid with salt and pepper, and marinade for 1-2 hours.
3 Prepare finishing sauce (also can be dipping sauce): Sautee other half of the garlic, other half of the ginger in peanut oil. Add Hoisin, Ketchup, Vinegar, and Soy Sauce. A bit more pepper if desired. Or plenty of pepper won't hurt.
4 If you like heat, squirt a bunch of that Siracha Chili Sauce in the mixture.
5 Cooking Directions:
6 Bring your cooker to at least 700. Hotter is better. When every piece of lump is glowing orange, you are ready. Cook bodies about 1 minute per side but not over 90 seconds.
7 Brush on finishing sauce while cooking 30 seconds more each side. I cooked the tentacles in a grill topper wok with holes, or with 2 grates rotated 90 degrees to each other.
8 Special Instructions:
9 Cut bodies into ring shapes, arrange gorgeous tentacles onto your platter, and serve.
10 Dish goes great jasmine rice, and with any of the Asian style slaws. You won't believe how tender squid can be. Although it sometimes smells fishy when cleaning, the final product is not fishy at all.
11 Enjoy


Recipe Type
Main Dish, Seafood

Recipe Source
Source: Kamado, NatureBoy, 2001/11/06

The best recipe I have is to put it on a hook over a good Snapper reef. :laugh: