Start by thawing the squid if you bought it frozen. You can do this by letting it sit in warm salt water, otherwise the fishiness kinda marinades its way into the flavor.

Once you have the them thawed, place them in a bowl with lemon juice for about 5 minutes to help it neutralize that ocean smell- it works WONDERS!

As your calamari sit in the lemon juice, slice the peppers very thinly like in the first photo, juice 1 oz of the orange and also slice off a few pieces of the skin like you would for a cocktail so we can use the oils in our dish, and then mince your ginger and garlic. Along with your butter and wine, you can toss ALL of that into a skillet to keep it out of your way.

When your calamari has sat for a few minutes, drain the lemon juice and using paper towels pat the calamari dry. Try to squeeze any liquid from the tubes cause its just salt water and removing it will lessen the fishy smell.

Using a sharp knife, thinly slice the squid into 1/4 inch rings and set aside. You will notice lots of excess water from cutting them and yes, you guessed it, we want to dry them once more before adding them into our skillet. Once dried and cut into rings, start your skillet on medium heat and sauté the orange peels, peppers, garlic, and ginger for 1-2 minutes. Add in the white wine and orange juice and reduce by half before adding in the Calamari.

When the liquid has reduced by half, add in your calamari and stir constantly. These only need 1-2 minutes to cook through and overcooking them can make them chewy and almost inedible. In our photo we used both the tentacles and the bodies, but we liked the little rings much better and most likely won't use the tentacles moving forward.

Remove from the heat and serve immediately with crispy french bread, a nice Dry Riesling Which You Can Learn More About with our Sommelier App or as seen in the photo below a Bitter Boulevardier which pairs so nicely with this dish. Enjoy!