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45 calamari recipes worth your time

Treated right, the cephalopod produces beautifully tender results.
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Don’t be perturbed by cooking calamari or squid dishes as we have ample recipes that walk you through how to cook calamari so it’s tender (and not chewy!). For best results, source the freshest calamari you can. The cephalopod cooks quite easily and quickly, and, provided you’ve brought top-shelf produce, should give up tender, yielding flesh.

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From a simple fried calamari recipe to calamari rings made with a light flour mixture to ensure a perfect golden brown coating, these calamari squid recipes have you covered. We also have calamari salads, a paella recipe, squid spaghetti and a few Asian-style squid recipes. Of course, we also have classic salt-and-pepper squid you know and love (with plenty of black pepper for punch) that’s ready in less than 30 minutes — just don’t be shy about squeezing lemon juice upon serving.

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Grilled calamari with herbs and crisp shallots
Grilled calamari with herbs and crisp shallots (Credits: Mark Roper)

Grilled calamari with herbs and crisp shallots

Melbourne restaurant Anchovy shares its recipe for grilled calamari – chef Thi Li describes it as a “pimped out” warm salad take on a barbecue staple.
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A short history of brodetto, and a recipe too
Because seafood isn't just for summer. (Credits: Nic Gossage)

A short history of brodetto, and a recipe too

Brodetto has come a long way from its humble beginnings a fisherman’s stew, writes John Irving. Today, variations on the traditional staple dot Italy’s Adriatic coast.
squid ink pasta with chilli in black bowl
Photo: Chris Court (Credits: Chris Court)

Chilli squid-ink spaghetti

If you’re not a fan of squid, you can easily substitute prawns or firm white fish for a similar texture and flavour.
Three-cup calamari
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Tony Tan’s three-cup calamari

A Taiwanese take on the classic three-cup chicken: just flash-fry the calamari with rice wine, soy sauce and sesame oil, and dinner’s ready.
Spiced squid with spring onions on a white plate with chopsticks. In the background, a green dish filled with mango sweet and sour sauce.
Photo: Ben Dearnley (Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Spiced squid with sweet and sour mango sauce

Step away from the typical salt-and-pepper squid and embrace native Australian ingredients by using ground pepperberries to enhance this spiced squid with sweet and sour mango sauce.
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Squid with fennel and artichokes
Squid with fennel and artichokes (Credits: William Meppem)

Squid with fennel and artichokes

A recipe from Australian Gourmet Traveller for Hawkesbury baby squid with fennel and artichokes by chef Hugh Wennerbom.
Grilled squid (Pla meuk yang)
Grilled squid (Pla meuk yang) (Credits: William Meppem)

Grilled squid (Pla meuk yang)

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe by David Thompson for a Thai style grilled squid (pla meuk yang)
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Morcilla-stuffed squid with lentils and saffron alioli
Morcilla-stuffed squid with lentils and saffron alioli (Credits: Chris Chen)

Morcilla-stuffed squid with lentils and saffron alioli

Australian Gourmet Traveller Spanish recipe for morcilla-stuffed squid with lentils and saffron alioli by Brian Villahermosa from Sydney restaurant Catalonia.
Sicilian calamari salad
Sicilian calamari salad (Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Sicilian calamari salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller seafood entree recipe for Sicilian calamari salad
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Taglierini with squid, garlic and chilli
Taglierini with squid, garlic and chilli (Credits: William Meppem)

Taglierini with squid, garlic and chilli

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast seafood pasta entree recipe for taglierini with squid, garlic and chilli
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