Looks fabulous...could taste it in my mind while watching the instruction!

Looks delicious...must try that today. thanks!

She makes it look so easy! =P

Experimenting with this recipe for the first time, I substituted the chipolte peppers with Asian chilli pasted, then followed the recipe to the letter. Absolutely amazing!

This looks delicious and I'm dying to make it, yet I've searched everywhere for Chipotle pepper puree but have been unsuccessful in finding it.

I'm not a resident of the US so finding some ingredients is difficult. What can i use as a substite assuming I can't find Asian chilli pasted either which Steve D mentioned as a substitute in his post?

If you cannot find chipotle peppers where you live, you could order them online. If you buy the ones in a can, they will last you for a very long time.

You can watch the drilldown called "What are Chipotle Peppers?", to see how to store freeze them.

As for substitutions, you could try a jalapeño for heat and a bit of smoked paprika for that smoky flavor.

I was able to make the calamari with sushi-fresh squid! I love the spice and smoky combo.

As Dawn suggested, I used a Chinese red-chili paste along with a few dashes of liquid smoke.

Loved it!

Iain

Amazing Dawn. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

My question is can we replace the squid with clean shrimps? I am intending to try but will shrimps need the same time to cook or more?

Depending on the size of the shrimp (see How to Buy Fresh Prawns), yes... you will need more time. Calamari cook very quickly. When people ask me how long things will take, I usually just say "until they are done", meaning... check them. Just take one out of the fat, cut it open and it should be cooked through. Good luck. Let us know who it goes. D

I tried this recipe for Easter and it was a hit. We still have half of the battered squid in the fridge. Is it still safe to eat? It doesn't smell off.

Thanks

I used "prepared squid"

Seafood is highly perishable and does not have a long shelf life. You may not be able to smell that it has gone off because it is in a batter. Your safest bet is to discard it. Fish and shellfish should be purchased and consumed the same day or, if stored properly, a couple of days after that (max). No need to risk getting sick.

Hi - this looks great but I can't get the video recipe to play.

Liz

I couldnt find the puree chipotle ,so i bought the whole chipotle and just cut it into little piece,small as possible (reason for that i didnt have the food processor)

I liked it cause it had alittle hint of spice

I did, however, find ground chipotle pepper at whole foods (surprisingly they didn't have anything closer to the puree). Since this was for the marinade, I tried to mix the dry pepper in. It didn't dissolve very well even though I only put in 1 tbsp. It was pretty spicy.

The overall dish was very good. I must add though, 1 lb. of squid is quite a bit and was way too much for even 4 of us even as an appetizer. Next time i'd probably use 1/2 lb. with the majority of bodies and not as much tentacles.