# Trader Joe's Canned Calamari

A recipe using Trader Joe's canned calamari to create a Fra Diablo sauce, served with toasted baguette slices.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Olive oil
- Butter
- Shallots
- 1 Serrano peppers
- Red pepper flakes
- Garlic
- Tomato paste
- 1 jar San Marzano tomatoes
- Salt
- Black pepper
- White wine
- Parsley
- Basil
- 2 cans Trader Joe's canned calamari
- Oregano
- Lemon
- 1 Baguette

## Instructions

1. Slice up a baguette, drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and put it in the oven.
2. Heat a pan on the stove and add olive oil and butter.
3. Once the butter is melted, add chopped shallots and cook them down.
4. Add one chopped serrano pepper with seeds (or without for less spice) and some red pepper flakes.
5. Add a lot of garlic to the pan.
6. Once the garlic becomes fragrant, add tomato paste.
7. Pour in a jar of San Marzano tomatoes and use a meat masher to break them down.
8. Season with salt and pepper.
9. Add white wine to the sauce.
10. Add parsley and basil from the garden.
11. Let the sauce cook for a little bit to allow the flavors to develop.
12. Add the first can of Trader Joe's canned calamari to the sauce.
13. Add a second can of Trader Joe's canned calamari.
14. Let the sauce simmer for 8-10 minutes.
15. Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning with more salt and oregano if needed.
16. Add more tomato paste to thicken the sauce if desired.
17. Remove the calamari sauce from the stove and squeeze fresh lemon juice over it.
18. Serve the calamari sauce on toasted baguette slices.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Baking sheet
- Spatula
- Pepper grinder

## Tips

- If you want a spicier sauce, leave the seeds in the serrano pepper.
- Let the flavors develop by themselves before adding the next ingredient.
- You can add pasta to this dish instead of crostini.
- The cook advises to use 2 cans of calamari for a more substantial dish.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BuWebP/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/507fc62c-3196-4476-b485-e5f182e495b0
- Extracted: 2025-08-26

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