Stuffed Squid

Pongrass18ft · September 22, 2011

Hi Raiders

Here's a great little recipe to make squid into an enjoyable meal. Squid turns out very tender and very simple to prepare.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 onions finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 clove garlic, finely minced

2 medium size squid

1/4 cup bread crumbs

2 tomatoes, finely chopped

2 teaspoon lemon zest

2 teaspoon ginger

Chopped fresh parsley

Ground black pepper to taste

1 jar Leggo's tomato paste (Calabrese, Chunky Pasta Sauce with Capsicum, mushroom & herbs)

1 cup water

Method:

Heat the olive oil in a medium pan until simmering. Add the onions and salt and cook until the onions turn translucent, about 1 to 2 minutes. Do not brown. Add the garlic and continue to cook for another minute. Set aside to cool.

Clean the squid thoroughly and remove the heads from the tentacles. Discard heads (or keep for bait). Turn the tubes inside out (since the outside skin tends to curl outward, it'll hold the stuffing better inside out), put into a bowl and refrigerate until ready to use. Place the tentacles into a food processor and process until there are no large pieces visible. Do not process until smooth. Transfer to mixing bowl along with onions and garlic. Add the bread crumbs, tomato, lemon zest, ginger, parsley and pepper. Stir to combine well.

Place mixture into squid tubes, dividing the mixture evenly between them. Do not over-stuff.

Place the tubes into a baking dish and cover with tomato sauce, also add a bit of water.

Cover tightly with aluminium foil and bake for 30 minutes. Serve on a bed of rice.

Enjoy

Chris