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Grilled Chile Garlic Squid; perfectly cooked squid over hot coals and topped with a sizzling piri piri chile garlic oil.
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Grilled Chile Garlic Squid

Grilled Chile Garlic Squid: From the Coastline to the Coals

Ingredients
 

  • 6 squid, cleaned (1 lb)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, plus extra for coating the squid
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 piri piri chiles minced
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • salt, to taste, preferable a finishing flaky sea salt

Equipment

  • grill charcoal will infuse the squid with incredible smoky flavor, but gas works too
  • small saute pan
  • medium heat proof bowl
  • fish cage

Instructions
 

  • Set up a charcoal grill or turn on your gas grill for high heat.
  • While the grill heats up, place a saute pan on the stove and heat over medium heat. Pour in 1/4 cup olive oil.
  • Piri Piri chiles with garlic and bay leaf are sauteed in olive oil to top grilled squid.
    Once the oil is warm add the garlic, piri piris, bay leaf. Reduce heat to medium low or low and cook for 10 minutes. The garlic should be soft, not brown after the 10 minutes so manage the heat to achieve this.
  • Tossing squid in olive oil prior to grilling on a charcoal grill.
    Once the grill place the squid in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil to coat.
  • Using a fish grate to grill the squid.
    Using a fish cage spread the squid out evenly and close the cage. If you do not have you can grill directly on the grill grate but this may be more difficult to manage.
  • With the flash on grilling squid on hot coals along the Algarve coast for Grilled Chile Garlic Squid.
    Place the squid/fish cage on the grill and grill for 4 minutes.
  • Beautifully charred squid cooked quickly over hot coals along the Algarve coast for Grilled Chile Garlic Squid.
    Flip the cage over and grill for another 3 minutes.
  • Remove from the grill and take the squid out of the fish cage. Place the squid in a heat proof bowl and pour the garlic chile oil over top.
  • Grilled Chile Garlic Squid; perfectly cooked squid over hot coals and topped with a sizzling piri piri chile garlic oil.
    Squeeze the juice of the lime on top and season with a few pinches of salt.
  • Serve with your favorite side.
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