Chorizo-Crab Stuffed Calamari

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• Ready In: 36 mins
• Serves: 2-3
• Yields: 10 Stuffed Calamari

Ingredients

• 1  lemon
• 10  calamari, tubes
• 1⁄4 lb  loose chorizo sausage (or casings removed for links)
• 1⁄3 cup  crabmeat
• 1  large egg
• 1  tablespoon  almond meal or 1  tablespoon flour
• 1  pinch salt
• 1  shallot, finely diced
• 10  toothpicks
•  avocodo  oil or   preferred  oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups  canned organic crushed tomatoes
• 1  teaspoon raw honey
•  salt and pepper

• garnish

•  chopped chives or  parsley or  cilantro

Directions

1. Juice one lemon in a small bowl. Place calamari tubes in the lemon juice.
2. In a separate medium bowl, combine chorizo, crabmeat, egg, almond meal, pinch of salt and shallot until blended. Place mixture in a plastic storage bag and cut off a corner. Pipe mixture into the calamari tubes. Seal off the ends of the calamari using toothpicks.
3. Heat a grilling pan (or grill) on medium-high heat. Brush the stuffed tubes with preferred oil and season liberally with salt and pepper.
4. Cook for approximately 7-8 minutes on each side until the internal temperature reaches at least 160 degrees.
5. While this is cooking, place crushed tomatoes and raw honey in a small saucepan. Add a pinch of salt if desired. Stir and heat on medium until warm.
6. Spoon tomato mixture on a plate. Remove toothpicks from calamari and arrange on the plate.
7. Garnish with optional herbs.
8. Enjoy!