AYAM™ BBQ Marinated Calamari - Real Recipes from Mums

To celebrate the start of the Chinese calendar year, AYAM™ brings us mouth watering BBQ Marinated Calamari; a delicious inclusion in any Lunar New Year celebration.

Ingredients (serves 4)

400g calamari tubes
2 tbsp. AYAM™ Oyster Sauce
2 tbsp. AYAM™ Plum Sauce
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp grated lemon rind
2 tbsp. olive oil
½ red capsicum, thinly sliced
1 red onion, cut into thin wedges

Method

Open out calamari tubes, lay flat. Make shallow cuts into the inside of the tubes. Cut into small squares.
Combine in a bowl with oyster sauce, plum sauce, garlic, and lemon rind. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
Heat a barbecue plate to high. Heat oil, add capsicum and onion, stir-fry until tender, transfer to a bowl.
Add calamari mixture to plate or pan, stir-fry for a few seconds until it just changes colour. Add to capsicum and onion, toss to coat.
Garnish with a sprinkle of coriander and enjoy!

From prawns to fish, Chinese people believe eating seafood during the Lunar New Year brings good luck and longevity, with fish as a sign of prosperity and prawns believed to bring happiness and laughter. AYAM™’s extensive range of products provide the perfect addition for delicious no-fuss and family-friendly dishes at your Lunar New Year celebrations, sure to make any cook, the talk of the table. For more information and AYAM™ cooking inspiration, head to www.ayam.com.

20 Comments

- - mom160270 said
  - 22 Sep 2024
    12:18 pm
I’ve never tried plum sauce. Sounds nice.

- - mom462038 said
  - 28 Jun 2024
    5:15 pm
Ayam do make the best sauces. So easy to create fabulous dinner dishes for the family

- - cassy26 said
  - 08 Sep 2022
    9:42 am
Yum! Perfect summer dinner with a garden salad.

- - mom268263 said
  - 17 Sep 2020
    9:19 pm
Looks totally delicious and presents like a restaurant meal.

- - happymum2018 said
  - 12 May 2019
    5:59 am
It sounds delicious and love that its barbequed, love calamari too! Thanks.

- - basilrussotiling@gmail.com said
  - 10 Mar 2019
    9:42 am
My hubby and kids love squid but I never know how to marinate. Thanks for the recipe!

- - happymum2018 said
  - 06 Mar 2019
    11:44 pm
Looks appetising would love to give this one a try thanks

- - mom81879 said
  - 05 Mar 2019
    8:59 am
Yum yum yum! Marinated, barbecued, delicious. What a great way to serve up calamari.

- - MrsA said
  - 02 Mar 2019
    10:25 pm
I love eating calamari but have never cooked it myself. I really should try.

- - mom62624 said
  - 19 Feb 2019
    4:29 pm
This looks so lovely, delicious and fresh, will enjoy creating.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 10 Feb 2019
    8:52 pm
Calamari and I have a love/hate relationship. Will give this a go and hopefully the calamari will cook ok not tough.

- - skbou said
  - 07 Feb 2019
    10:17 pm
I wouldn’t have thought to combine the sauces like that, makes me realise I can do it for other things too!

- - rovermum said
  - 07 Feb 2019
    8:41 am
OMG, this looks amazing. I love calamari and I love the tip of mixing oyster and plum sauce together. Definitely trying that on.

- - mom176887 said
  - 07 Feb 2019
    8:12 am
What a great idea to combine the Oyster and Plum sauce! I’ll have to put the plum on my shopping list!

- - Ellen said
  - 07 Feb 2019
    8:08 am
Nice meal when you like Asian and seafood.

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 06 Feb 2019
    1:33 pm
This dish looks delicious

- - mom112217 said
  - 06 Feb 2019
    12:38 pm
A beautiful Chinese recipe that looks amazing!

- - taynik46 said
  - 06 Feb 2019
    9:56 am
wow this looks impressive, calamari is one of the only types of fish I will eat and this looks so yummy!
- mom93821 replied
  
  07 Feb 2019 , 6:45 am
  Calamari prepared and cooked with skill is delicious.
- - mom93821 said
  - 06 Feb 2019
    6:39 am
I would be super very happy to celebrate with this tempting looking calamari dish.