Stuffed Squid

For fish lovers, this dish is truly exceptional and tasty. The origins of stuffed squid are unknown, it can be prepared in a number of different ways, variations to this recipe are as diverse as the local cuisine of Italy’ s different regions!

Cooking time: 40 mins

Prep time: 20 mins

Ingredients for 2 people

What do you need?

• 4 big squids clean (here are the instructions on how to clean squids)

• 1 garlic clove

• 1 tablespoon of parsley

• 1 egg

• 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs

• 1 glass of dry white wine

• 500 gr of tomato sauce

• 500 gr of peas

• extra virgin olive oil

• salt to taste

• pepper to taste

How to proceed?

1. Place tentacles, egg, breadcrumbs, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper into the bowl of a food processor.

2. Blend until a you have an homogeneous mixture.

3. Carefully use the mixture to fill a sac a poche and put some filling into each squid body, taking care not to overstuff.

4. Seal the open ends of the squid with skewers.

5. Heat the pan add some olive oil and gently brown the stuffed squid for 2-3 minutes.

6. Deglaze with the wine, turn down the heat, cover the pan and cook for 15 minutes adding small amounts of warm water if necessary.

7. Remove lid, add the tomatoes, add the peas season with salt and pepper. Cook for a further 10 minutes without the lid.