🦑 Grilled Squid

Seafood · Main ingredient: Squid · ⏱ 8 min · Serves 5 · ~₱325 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch, Snack

Ingredients

• 1 kg Whole medium squid, cleaned with ink sacs removed (tubes and tentacles kept intact)
• 3 tbsp Cooking oil
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Ground black pepper
• 4 tbsp Soy sauce (for dipping sauce)
• 3 tbsp Calamansi juice (for dipping sauce)
• 2.5 pc Pieces red chili, chopped (for dipping sauce)
• 1 pc Small onion, chopped (for dipping sauce)

Instructions

1. Clean the squid thoroughly, removing the innards, ink sac, and cartilage, while keeping the body tube whole; rinse well and pat dry.
2. Rub the squid all over with oil, salt, and pepper.
3. Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.
4. Grill the squid for 2-3 minutes per side, being careful not to overcook, as squid becomes rubbery quickly; the flesh should turn opaque white with slight char marks.
5. While grilling, prepare the dipping sauce by combining soy sauce, calamansi juice, chopped chili, and onion in a small bowl.
6. Remove the squid from the grill once cooked through, and let rest for 2 minutes.
7. Slice the squid body into rings if desired, or serve whole with tentacles.
8. Serve hot with the soy-calamansi dipping sauce on the side.

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