Well, been pretty busy lately with painting the house and haven't been able to smoke a lot. So, I figured I'd do some experimenting as the Mrs and little ones were out of town.

Found a lb of calamari/squid in the freezer and decided to make something of it. I made a dry rub with chili powder, cayenne pepper powder, and coriander. Everything got rolled in it, good heat.

Also made a sauce consisting of lime juice, lizano salsa, honey, garlic paste and red peppers.

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Put them on the grill at 400 degrees. I also wrapped a couple of bricks in tin foil and put those on top. Did each side for a minute and a half. Then, another minute without the brick. The tentacles on their own. So, after 4 and a half minutes, they were done, very tender.

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I cut the body into 1/2 rings as well as chopping the tentacles a bit. Put it on a bed of rice with the sauce as well as a topping of sun dried tomatoes. It was excellent!! Had a great heat component to it as well as the bitterness from the lime and a dash of sweetness form the honey. A taste explosion really.

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This one is a keeper. Thanks for looking.

Mmmmmm...that looks so good Pete! Love the sound of the ingredients you used.
Thanks to seeing your pictures earlier, I had calamari for lunch yesterday. Wasn't nearly as tasty as your calamari, I'm sure!! Looks wonderful!:thumb:

I do like my Calamari! Never had it like that, looks really good!

Calamari is one of my favorites. That looks great.

now this sounds interesting. sure looks good, just might have to put this on a to do list. Thanks for sharing and points for giving me something to try. :banana_smiley:

Thanks for the points guys, give it a shot and see what you think.

Great pics, looks & sounds excellent. Another one I gotta try! points

Very nice thread Abelman, way to jump right in and make yourself usefull!:thumb:

Very nice!! Great idea, and I love Calamari. points

Man that looks good!!!
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Thanks guys, I appreciate the compliments :thumb:

Holy Moly. Super. Awesome.

Looks great squidward. lol. I remember buying and cleaning those things quite awhile back but don't remember how the heck I cooked them. I think I would remember if they looked as good as yours do. Nice post ABE.

I missed this first go around, but it looks so delicious!
We love calamari around here and that looks like a dish that would not last around here very long! YUMMY!

i just love to see something new!!! and i dont believe i seen calamari before. looks like a great dish you have there Pete!!!!! have only had calamari once before but from what i remember it was good stuff. thanks for sharing!!!
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That's some good looking calamari. I've got it on my list of things to do.