Mediterranean Calamari Stew
Ingredients
500 g/ about 1 pound calamari tubes
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions
3 garlic cloves
1 or 2 chili peppers, to taste
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 can chopped tomatoes, 400 g/ 14 oz
3 thyme sprigs
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons capers
10 large black olives
baguette, ciabatta or other white bread to serve
Preparation
1
Clean the calamari tubes and slice them into rings, about 2 cm/ 0.8 inch thick. Finely chop the onions, garlic cloves and chili.
2
Heat the olive oil in a thick bottomed pan, add the onions, garlic and chili and saute them for a few minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir for about 2 minutes. Add the calamari tubes, the tomatoes, the thyme sprigs, left whole, the bay leaves and some salt and pepper.
3
Cover the pot, turn the heat down and simmer for about 25 minutes, stirring from time to time.
4
In the meantime finely chop the capers, pit the olives and cut them into rings. Add them to the stew and continue cooking on a low flame, this time uncovered, for further 10 to 15 minutes. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper. Remove the thyme sprigs and the bay leaves and serve immediately.
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About
Tender calamari rings in an incredibly aromatic tomato sauce
Yield:
2
Added:
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 9:38am
