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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

  1. calamari - 1 kg (cleaned and cut)
  2. garlic - 1 clove (1 clove)
  3. white wine - 70 g (for deglazing)
  4. extra virgin olive oil - watch the video to see (to taste)
  5. peeled tomatoes - 800 g (crushed by hand)
  6. salt - watch the video to see (to taste)
  7. black pepper - watch the video to see (to taste)
  8. parsley - watch the video to see (for garnish)

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. Add Tomatoes: Add the crushed peeled tomatoes, a pinch of salt, mix, and cover with a vent to cook for half an hour.
  3. Clean the Calamari: Clean the calamari by removing the head, cartilage, and inside. Cut into strips about half a cm thick.
  4. Cook the Calamari: In a heated pan with olive oil and garlic, cook the calamari for a couple of minutes until they curl up.
  5. Deglaze: Remove the garlic clove and add white wine to the pan, allowing the alcohol to evaporate.
  6. Combine with Sauce: Pour the calamari into the tomato sauce, raise the temperature, and let it reduce for 1-2 minutes.
  7. Finish and Serve: Off the flame, add a drizzle of olive oil and chopped parsley leaves, stir, and plate.

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