Squid recipe collection

Spanish-style squid stuffed with ground pork and pine nuts, served in a rich sauce of Ibarra chocolate, almonds, and white wine. Bold Catalan flavors in every bite.

Korean-style squid stuffed with ground beef, cabbage, bean sprouts, and mushrooms, steamed or deep-fried and served with a tangy vinegar soy dipping sauce.

Shrimp, cod, and calamari sautéed with garlic and tossed with tagliatelle in a simmered tomato-wine sauce with mussels on top. A showstopping Italian seafood pasta for a crowd.

Crab, shrimp, fish, and squid braised in a clay pot with ginger, coriander root, mung bean noodles, and fresh basil in a soy-oyster sauce. A spectacular Thai seafood feast for four.

A bright, fiery Thai squid salad (Yum Pra-Hmik) with tender poached squid tossed in lime juice, fish sauce, lemongrass, ginger, mint, and crushed chilies. Fresh and bold.

A loaded Spanish paella with chicken, pork, shrimp, and calamari over saffron rice. This one-pan fiesta feeds 6 and comes together in under an hour.

Nothing is more fascinating and delicious than eating at the open- air street hawker centers in Asia, particularly in Singapore. Each stall serves a specialty, typically an honest, unpretentious, home-style dish for $1 to $3 a plate. This rice noodle dish is hawker food at its best. If done right, its fragrance will tell you how good it's going to be as soon as it arrives at your table.

Yucatan seafood stew loaded with clams, mussels, monkfish, tuna, cod, lobster, shrimp, oysters, and squid in a fire-roasted tomato and lime broth. The Mexican coastal showpiece for a special-occasion table.

Greek squid baked with rice (kalamarakia pilafi), simmered in white wine, tomato, garlic, and rosemary. Tender squid rings folded into a tomato-stained pilaf.

Kalamarakia Tursi is a Greek pickled squid appetizer simmered in olive oil with rosemary and parsley, then marinated in white vinegar with garlic and peppercorns. Serve cold as a tangy meze.

Malaysian squid satay: tender squid skewers marinated in a freshly toasted cumin, coriander and chile spice paste with fish sauce, lime and brown sugar, grilled fast over a hot fire and served with a peanut-chili dipping sauce.

New Year's paella with saffron rice, chicken, chorizo, shrimp, mussels, squid, and rockfish. A show-stopping Spanish feast cooked in one pan and served straight to the table.

Ramp ravioli pair grilled-wild-leek filling with tender one-hour slow-cooked calamari in olive oil. A springtime Italian pasta showcasing foraged ramps at their peak.

This is a wonderful dish for a first course. It is very rich.

Italian baked squid stuffed with creamy ricotta, wilted spinach, and chopped tentacles, braised in white wine and plum tomatoes. A classic trattoria dish that turns simple calamari into an elegant dinner.

Grilled squid teriyaki with a homemade sauce of soy, mirin, and lemon juice. Tender calamari rings skewered and charred on the grill, basted with a sticky-sweet glaze, and served over steamed rice.