Donโt be perturbed by cooking calamari or squid dishes as we have ample recipes that walk you through how to cook calamari so itโs tender (and not chewy!). For best results, source the freshest calamari you can. The cephalopod cooks quite easily and quickly, and, provided youโve brought top-shelf produce, should give up tender, yielding flesh.
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) thatโs ready in less than 30 minutes โ just donโt be shy about squeezing lemon juice upon serving.
Here are our best calamari recipes.

Napier Quarterโs squid-ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, green pea and chilli

Mixed grilled seafood salad with lemon mignonette

Spiced squid with sweet and sour mango sauce

David Thompsonโs deep-fried squid with garlic and peppercorns

Jordan Toftโs grilled squid with rouille and chilli

Captain Moonliteโs soffritto, southern calamari, saffron orzo and mint

Raes on Wategosโs calamari skewers with โnduja vinaigrette

Jimmy Wahโs grilled squid with watercress, green chilli mayo and fried garlic

Salad of grilled baby calamari, radicchio and potatoes

Alphaโs calamari with fava, barley rusks, capers and rocket

Spaghettini with calamari, rosemary and lemon
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Calamari and pounded sambal with cabbage salad

Calamari and corn tacos with salsa verde

Phil Woodโs kipfler potato and calamari Greek salad

Grilled calamari with fennel and lemon salt

Arroz negro (Squid with rice cooked in squid ink)

Sean Moranโs calamari fried in its ink with chilli aรฏoli
