Stewed Calamari
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A classic home-cooked dish featuring tender calamari stewed in a flavorful tomato sauce.
00:30:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- calamari - 1 kg (cleaned and cut)
- garlic - 1 clove (1 clove)
- white wine - 70 g (for deglazing)
- extra virgin olive oil - watch the video to see (to taste)
- peeled tomatoes - 800 g (crushed by hand)
- salt - watch the video to see (to taste)
- black pepper - watch the video to see (to taste)
- parsley - watch the video to see (for garnish)
Instructions
- Prepare the Sauce: In a pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil, add parsley stalks and garlic, and let it flavor at low temperature for a couple of minutes.
- Add Tomatoes: Add the crushed peeled tomatoes, a pinch of salt, mix, and cover with a vent to cook for half an hour.
- Clean the Calamari: Clean the calamari by removing the head, cartilage, and inside. Cut into strips about half a cm thick.
- Cook the Calamari: In a heated pan with olive oil and garlic, cook the calamari for a couple of minutes until they curl up.
- Deglaze: Remove the garlic clove and add white wine to the pan, allowing the alcohol to evaporate.
- Combine with Sauce: Pour the calamari into the tomato sauce, raise the temperature, and let it reduce for 1-2 minutes.
- Finish and Serve: Off the flame, add a drizzle of olive oil and chopped parsley leaves, stir, and plate.
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