52 italian calamari Recipes

all purpose flour, cornstarch, coarse kosher salt, baking powder, cayenne pepper, cleaned squid (bodies only), cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rings, olive oil, canola oil, spaghetti, unsalted butter, diced, fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh italian parsley, divided, lemon wedges

prawns, baby calamari, mussels, clams, red bell pepper, kalamata olives , olives. pitted, capers, italian parsley, salt, lemon , juice of, extra virgin olive oil, fresh ground black pepper

vegetable oil, carrot, finely diced, white onion, finely diced, red bell pepper, finely diced, garlic, minced, saffron, bay leaves, grain rice, olive oil, chicken stock, hot italian sausage or 4 slices chorizo sausage, chicken pieces, your choice of parts with skin, shrimp, with head on, unpeeled, lobster meat, fish, sliced calamari , tentacles kept whole, mussels, preferably black, frozen whole cooked crawfish, salt & fresh ground pepper, habanero sauce, fresh thyme, white wine, frozen peas, leeks, thinly sliced, red pepper, thinly sliced, lemon wedge (optional), fresh cilantro, sliced (optional)

fresh squid, cleaned , tentacles removed and chopped, lemon , zested and juiced, plus 1 , quartered, chopped fresh rosemary leaves, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, salt-packed anchovies, rinsed, patted dry and finely chopped, garlic, crushed, fresh bread crumbs , from a loaf of pane di casa, egg, salt and pepper to taste, extra-virgin olive oil, for grilling

whole calamari , about 1/2 lb, virgin olive oil, fresh peas, shelled to yield 3/4 cup, blanched and refreshed, garlic, thinly sliced, sundried tomatoes , soaked 1/2 hour in warm water, fresh breadcrumbs, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, dry white wine, basic tomato sauce

extra-virgin olive oil , plus 1 cup, calamari, cleaned and sliced into rings, garlic, thinly sliced , plus 1 clove garlic, finely chopped, hot chile flakes, red bell peppers, tops cut off , pith, and seeds removed, fresh or canned tomatoes, peeled and roughly chopped, salt and pepper, recipe follows, chopped italian parsley

fresh peas, shelled to yield 3/4 cup, whole calamari , about 1/2 lb, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, thinly sliced, sun-dried tomatoes , soaked 1/2 hour in warm water, fresh bread crumbs, salt and freshly ground black pepper, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, dry white wine, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, chopped in 1/4 inch dice, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tbsp dried, carrot, finely shredded, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand and juices reserved, salt

clean medium calamari tubes , about 5 to 6 inches long, peeled, deveined medium shrimp, roughly chopped, garlic , smashed and coarsely chopped, coarsely chopped baby spinach, eggs, bread crumbs, grated parmigiano-reggiano, fresh oregano, leaves chopped, crushed red pepper flakes, kosher salt, extra-virgin olive oil, onions, finely diced, crushed red pepper flakes, kosher salt, garlic , smashed and finely chopped, dry white wine, italian plum tomatoes

olive oil, chopped onions, salt, crushed red pepper, chopped garlic, peeled, seeded and chopped italian plum tomatoes, pitted and halved black greek or nicoise olives, halved green pimiento-stuffed olives, dry white wine, chopped fresh basil leaves, fresh calamari, cleaned and frozen, buttermilk, masa flour, all-purpose flour, oil for frying, fresh swordfish steaks (about 6 oz each), creamy polenta, hot , recipe follows, chopped fresh parsley leaves

this recipe yields calamari lighter in color than most restaurant versions , so keep this in mind when frying. follow the cooking time, not the color, and you will have perfectly cooked squid. while we love the texture and visual appeal of the tentacles, not everyone does; most fishmongers will gladly sell only bodies if you so desire. before slicing the squid, check the bodies for beaks the fishmonger might have missed. they look and feel like pieces of transparent plastic. for a specialty native to federal hill, the italian neighborhood in providence, rhode island, toss the fried calamari with thinly sliced rings of jarred pepperoncini. the spicy bite of the peppers and the tanginess of the brine are surprisingly good with fried squid. for the best results, clip a candy/deep-fry thermometer to the side of the saucepan to monitor the temperature of the oil., unbleached all-purpose flour, fine-ground cornmeal, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, egg whites, squid , bodies sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rings, tentacles left whole, vegetable oil for frying, lemon , cut into wedges

cleaned uncut calamari, lemon, fresh bay leaves, coarse sea salt (to taste) or 3/4 tsp kosher salt (to taste), best-quality extra virgin olive oil (or more ), fresh lemon juice (from lemon used above), crushed red pepper flakes (to taste), grated orange zest, chopped fresh italian parsley

squid, red pepper flakes, tomato paste, garlic cloves, chopped (or more to taste), italian parsley, extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper

squid tubes, onions, finely chopped, olive oil , plus 1/2 cup, garlic, finely chopped, grated pecorino , plus 1/4 cup, italian finely chopped parsley , plus 1/4 cup, bread crumbs, raisins, toothpicks, tomato sauce , recipe follows, canned, crushed tomatoes, garlic, finely chopped, chopped basil, salt, pepper, sugar

chopped fresh italian parsley, chopped fresh oregano, chopped fresh mint, chopped fresh thyme, red wine vinegar, whole grain dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, whole striped bass , scaled, gutted, boned, head removed; fillets skinned and cut into 1-inch cubes, all bones, skin, and head reserved for broth, water, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped red onion, chopped fresh fennel bulb, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, scant ) dried crushed red pepper, tomato paste, brine-cured green olives (such as castelvetrano or cerignola), manila clams , scrubbed, cleaned squid ; bodies cut into 1/2-inch-wide rings, tentacles halved, thick slices country bread

baby squid, cleaned , bodies scored lightly in a crisscross fashion, salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, vegetable oil, for brushing grill, garlic, minced, lemons , zested and juiced, fresh red chiles, seeded and finely chopped, recipe roasted garlic vinaigrette , recipe follows, minced flat-leaf italian parsley, capers, rinsed and drained, scallions, trimmed and sliced paper thin on the bias, heads fennel, trimmed and sliced paper thin, green olives , preferably cerignola, pitted, and thinly sliced, baby arugula, trimmed, washed , and spun dry, garlic bulbs, extra-virgin olive oil, dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, water, salt and freshly ground black pepper

calamari, mussels, fresh crabs , mudcrabs, squid , cuttlefish, fish , mullets, clams, scampi, mussels, sole (a good mix of fish, mollusks and crustaceans), italian-style peeled tomatoes, onions, tomatoes, parsley, chopped, vinegar, water, olive oil, salt, chili, toast

leek , halved lengthwise,cleaned,and sliced into 1/4 inch half moons, garlic, thinly sliced, extra virgin olive oil, hot red pepper flakes, sicilian green olives, fresh tomato, chopped, cherrystone clams, mussels, shrimp, peeled and deveined, quick-cooking couscous, fish stock or 2 cups bottled clam juice, dry white wine, calamari, cleaned and cut into 1/4 inch rings, salt and pepper, italian parsley, finely chopped

extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, crushed, shallot, crushed, whole red mullets, cut in half , scaled with head and tails removed, whole orata (or any type of bass), cut in 4 equal parts, scaled with head and tails removed, whole skate wing , cut in 4 equal parts, dozen manila clams, razor clams (optional), dozen mussels, langoustines, tails split (or 4 jumbo shrimp), whole seppie , remove beak (or 2 tubes of calamari, sliced into rings), baby octopus , remove beak, dry white wine, water, peeled italian tomatoes (or 1 pint vine ripe cherry tomatoes), fresh thyme, salt and pepper, dried oregano, fresh chopped parsley, basil leaves, chopped