We were watching this last night. Kinda OK, drama and suspense over done as always, sometimes seems like they are put thru more than even the Iron Chefs were to become Iron Chefs in the first place.
Makes you wonder how many of these guys might even be better...?
The stuffed Calamari caught my eye, one stuffed it with granola and red pepper and tentacles. The other just with tentacles I think. I would love to find a recipe to stuff em with their own tentacles and other tasty stuff then fry em up!
mav, do you have lidia bastianich''s "lidia's italian american table"?
in the "seaside kitchen iii" episode, she made a fantastic dish of stuffed squid braised with peas. i made it once, a long tiime ago, but i remember that it was very good.
if not, are you ready for grilling? how about grilled stuffed calamari?
make a stuffing of toasted minced garlic, toasted breadcrumbs, parsley, sundried tomates, and capers. when you're toasting the breadcrumbs, chop up and add the legs. toothpick the hole shut, oil liberally, then grill over a very hot fire for just a minute or two until done.
or, you could do a thai version. stuff with a mixture of rice, chopped scallions, and lots of fresh chopped cilantro. again, toothpick, oil, and grill quickly. serve with sweet chilli sauce.