Stuffed Squid (Yemisto Kalamari) Recipe
Serves/Makes: 4 - 6
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds (900 g) medium squid (calamari)
- 1 cup rice
- 2 medium onions or 1 cup finely chopped spring onions
- 1 tomato
- 1 1/2 cups olive oil
- Parsley
- Dill
- Sugar
- Salt and pepper
- Wash and clean the squid by removing the backbone. Cut the tentacles and keep them.
- Rinse the rice and place it in a bowl.
- Chop the tentacles in pieces and place them in the bowl.
- Chop the onions and the tomato. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and brown the onions.
- Add the rice and the tentacles, the tomato, a teaspoon of sugar (gives extra taste), salt and pepper.
- Add a glass of water, stir well and cook in medium heat.
- When the water evaporates, remove the saucepan from the heat and add the chopped parsley and the dill.
- Stuff the squid hoods halfway with the stuffing and close the opening with a toothpick.
- Place them in a saucepan and let them simmer.
Notes:
This recipe for Stuffed Squid (Yemisto Kalamari) serves/makes: 4 - 6
Main Ingredient: Squid/Cuttlefish
Preparation Method: Poached/Simmered
Cuisine: Greek
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