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title: "Recipe: Fire Roasted Calamari Tacos"
description: Our recipe for tacos with oven-roasted calamari, served in corn tortillas with fresh avocado chunks over a cabbage and carrot sweet chili slaw.
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# [Recipe: Fire Roasted Calamari Tacos](https://www.towndock.com/recipes/recipe-fire-roasted-calamari-tacos)

 Written by [The Town Dock Squid Squad](https://www.towndock.com/recipes/author/squid-squad) | Mar 17, 2020 4:22:23 PM

*From traditional street fair to inspired fusion favorites, few foods are as beloved and adaptable as the taco. While many people now associate tacos with beef or pork - carne asada or [al pastor](https://www.towndock.com/recipes/recipe-calamari-al-pastor-tostada) - it may have originally been a seafood item, stuffed with small fish from the lakes region in the Valley of Mexico.   
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*Our recipe combines o**ven-roasted and seasoned calamari, served in corn tortillas with fresh avocado chunks and a multicolored sweet chili slaw made with cabbage and carrots. *

*We use rings and tentacles (pictured with our [Rhode Island Calamari](https://www.towndock.com/rhode-island-calamari)), but it's easily adapted to rings only or, for your more adventurous eaters, tentacles only. You can also run with the concept for [calamari steak](https://www.towndock.com/calamari-steaks-strips) taco salad.   
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*Enjoy the recipe below and be sure to share the finished product with the hashtag #towndockrecipes! *

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*Yield: 12 servings*

**Ingredients:**

2.5 lb. The Town Dock Calamari Rings and Tentacles

36 each Corn tortillas, warm

4 cups Cabbage blend, finely shredded

4 cups Carrots, julienned

¾ cup Jalapeño peppers, sliced thin

6 oz. Sweet chili sauce, prepared

6 each Avocado, diced

12 each Cilantro sprigs

 

***Marinade:***

⅓ cup Sriracha

¼ cup Teriyaki sauce

2 Tbsp Smoked paprika

1 Tbsp. Onion powder

1 Tbsp. Chili powder

1 Tbsp. Salt

½ Tbsp. Garlic powder

½ Tbsp. Black pepper

 

**Preparation:**

1. **Marinate: **Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Add calamari rings and tentacles and stir to coat. Cover and marinate at least 30 minutes.
2. **Cook:** Coat wire rack with non-stick spray and place over sheet pan. Place 3 ½ oz. marinated rings and tentacles on rack (for 3 tacos), and roast in preheated 400°F convection oven for 4-5 minutes.
3. **Assemble: **In small bowl, add ⅓ cup each: cabbage and carrots, as well as 1 tbsp. each: jalapeño slices and sweet chili sauce. Toss to coat and divide mixture among 3 warm tortillas. Split half a diced avocado over top and finish with roasted calamari. Serve immediately.

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