You can cook anything on the grill: meat, vegetables, fish and seafood. Food cooked over an open fire becomes much tastier and healthier. Squid is a delicate product. There are some nuances in its preparation. In this article, we will tell you 4 of the most successful recipes, following which it is impossible to spoil the dish.
How to grill squid on the grill on the grill?
The main rule of cooking is proper roasting. Squid should be fried over high heat, but not for long. If overexposed, the product will be tough, rubbery and tasteless. Enough 4-5 minutes on each side, but the heat should be strong. Grilled squid is put in a salad or eaten just like that.
Cooking time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings - 4
Ingredients:
- Squid - 1 kg.
- Soy sauce - 150 ml.
- Vegetable oil - 100 ml.
- Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons
- Garlic - 5 cloves
- Provencal herbs - 1 tsp
- Granulated sugar - 1 tablespoon
- Ground ginger - 1 tsp
- Squid 1 Kg
- Soy sauce 150 ml.
- Vegetable oil 100 ml.
- Lemon juice 2 tbsp
- Garlic 5 tooth.
- Provencal herbs 1 tsp
- Granulated sugar 1 tbsp
- Ginger 1 tsp
-
Prepare the squid. Pour boiling water over them, remove the film. Peel the insides of the squid, rinse and place in a bowl. -
Pour soy sauce and vegetable oil into a bowl of seafood. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon. Make sure that no bones get into the dish. To make it easier to squeeze out the juice, roll the fruit on the table by pressing on it with your palm. You can also use ready-made bottled lemon juice. Stir the seafood well. -
Add spices to the squid meat: Provencal herbs and ground ginger. Add sugar. Chop the garlic with a garlic press or chop as fine as possible with a knife. Add to the rest of the ingredients. Mix thoroughly, evenly distributing the spices and smearing each piece, including the inside. Put in the refrigerator and leave to marinate for an hour and a half. -
Make a fire in the grill and let it burn until the wood becomes coals. Place the marinated squid on the grill and cook for no more than 5 minutes on each side. Turn over periodically. -
Carefully remove the prepared kebab from the wire rack and place on a large plate. Serve with herbs, sweet sauce, or seasonal vegetables.
Bon Appetit!
Step-by-step recipe for making marinated squid barbecue
Grilled squid is a self-sufficient dish. It can be served alone or with a light side dish. Seasonal vegetables and herbs are great. To make the seafood tasty and tender, you need to marinate it correctly. Find out which marinade is the most successful in this recipe. Be sure to try to repeat!
Cooking time - 8 minutes
Cooking time - 55 minutes
Servings - 5
Ingredients:
- Squid - 4-5 pcs.
- Lemon juice - 100 ml.
- Vegetable oil - 4 tablespoons
- Salt - 1 pinch
- Ground black pepper - to taste
- Ground white pepper - to taste
- Provencal herbs to taste
Cooking process:
- Start by making the marinade. Pour lemon juice into a deep bowl. You can use lemon dressing or squeeze fresh lemon juice. Add vegetable oil and stir immediately. Olive is best, it will add flavor to the marinade. Add black and white ground pepper, Provencal herbs. Stir and leave to infuse.
- At this time, wash the squid and clean them of the insides. Remove the film that covers the body of the squid.To do this very easily, pour boiling water into a bowl and dip the seafood in it for a couple of minutes. The skin will come off very easily.
- Slice the carcasses across into wide rings. Place in a bowl and cover with marinade. Stir with your hands, evenly distributing the liquid and spices over the pieces. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- String squid strips onto wooden skewers. 3-4 pieces will fit on each stick. To keep the squid tighter and fit more pieces, wear them with an accordion. Pour the kebabs with the remaining marinade in the bowl.
- Prepare the grill in advance. The firewood should completely turn into hot coals. The heat must be strong. Place the squid skewers on the grill and grill for 2 minutes on each side. Remember to be careful when turning the kebabs, the heat from the barbecue can burn! Serve the finished squid directly on skewers. Pair with baked vegetables or seasonal herbs.
Bon Appetit!
Delicious stuffed calamari on the grill
Shish kebab is a traditional and favorite dish of any shish kebab. As a rule, meat or fish is cooked, and you rarely find seafood kebab. But in vain! Grilled squid is delicious. And the stuffed squid cooked on the grill is even worthy of a festive table. There are many fillings, we will tell you about the best one.
Cooking time - 5 minutes
Cooking time - 30 minutes
Servings - 2
Ingredients:
- Squids - 2 pcs.
- Rice - 4 tablespoons
- Tomato - ½ pc.
- Lemon - ½ pc.
- Ginger root - 1 pc.
- Parsley - 1 bunch
- Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
- Salt to taste
- Ground black pepper - to taste
Cooking process:
- Prepare the rice for the filling. Rinse the groats under cold running water. This will help remove excess starch and make the rice more crumbly. Boil it in salted water until tender.
- Place the squid in a deep bowl and pour boiling water over them. Cover the pan and let stand for about 2 minutes. This will help cleanse the seafood easily. Remove all film from the carcass and remove the entrails. Rinse the peeled squid under running water and dry. Choose larger seafood for the filling.
- Wash and dry the tomatoes and parsley. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. Chop half the bunch of greens finely. Peel the ginger root and grate it on a fine grater. Add chopped ingredients to boiled rice. Stir. Pepper and sprinkle with the juice of half a lemon. Stir the filling well again.
- Stuff the prepared squid and join the edges with a toothpick so that the filling does not fall out.
- Spread the brazier. The wood should be burnt to the point of hot coals. There should be no open fire, only intense heat. Brush a barbecue grill with a little vegetable oil and lay out the stuffed squid. Secure the wire rack well to prevent the seafood from falling out.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Once the squid is browned on both sides, remove from heat. Serve hot, garnish with the remaining parsley.
Bon Appetit!
A simple and delicious recipe for cooking squid with vegetables on the grill
The best side dish for any kebab is vegetables. And both fresh and baked. And if you cook them, like calamari, on the grill, it will turn out to be a single dish full of amazing taste and excellent aroma. Almost all vegetables are combined with seafood, use those that you like best.
Cooking time - 15-20 minutes
Cooking time - 2 hours
Servings - 2
Ingredients:
- Squid - 2 pcs.
- Vegetable oil - 120 ml.
- Lemon vinegar - 120 ml.
- Oregano - to taste
- Ground white pepper - to taste
- Salt to taste
- Bulgarian pepper - 4 pcs.
- Eggplant - 2 pcs.
- Garlic - 1 head
- Tomatoes - 4 pcs.
Cooking process:
- Place the squid in a deep bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave it on for a couple of minutes. The skin will begin to curl up. Then transfer the carcasses to cold water. After that, it will not be difficult to clean them.Remove all skin, ridge and viscera. Wash the squid thoroughly inside and out.
- Chop the clam coarsely and rub the slices with salt and ground white pepper. Place the squid on wooden skewers. To make this easier, lightly moisten the pieces of wood with water.
- For the marinade, mix vegetable oil and lemon vinegar in a bowl. It is better to use unscented oil so as not to add unnecessary flavors to the squid. Add dry basil and oregano. Mix well. Pour the marinade over the skewers. Leave to marinate for about two hours, occasionally turning the sticks over to marinate all meat evenly.
- Light up the grill and cook hot coals. Transfer the seafood to a wire rack and cook in high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side. Season the squid with the remaining marinade as it cooks. As soon as the pieces are browned, remove them from the grill.
- Put all vegetables, except tomatoes, on a wire rack, greased with vegetable oil. Place the tomatoes on a skewer. Do not cut, bake whole. To cook vegetables, you need a lower heat so that they cook evenly. Therefore, cook them after seafood. Turn the wire rack and skewer regularly.
- Tomatoes will cook first, so remove them early.
- Remove the prepared vegetables from the grill and transfer to a large bowl. Season with salt. Put the squids on a plate. Cut the vegetables and send them to the clams. Serve hot.
Bon Appetit!
