Greek Style Stuffed Squid Recipes

STUFFED SQUID: KALAMARAKIA YEMISTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the rice and stir to coat with the mixture; cook for 1 minute. Add 3 cups water, tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and cook until the rice is tender and the water is completely absorbed, about 14 to 16 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and stir in the mint and parsley. Let cool.
• Stuff the squid with the rice mixture. Drizzle half of the remaining oil in a medium baking dish. Add the squid and drizzle with remaining oil and the tomato juice and season with salt and pepper. Bake until the squid is tender, about 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

GREEK-STYLE STUFFED SQUID

Steps:

• Make sure the squid bodies gave been thoroughly gutted. Rinse them, pat dry, and set aside. Place the chopped tentacles in a dish and set them aside.
• Prepare the stuffing: Briefly heat the olive oil in a medium-sized skillet, add the onion and garlic, and saute the vegetables 1 minute. Add the chopped tentacles and saute 1 minute. Remove the skillet from the heat, add all the remaining stuffing ingredients, EXCEPT the squid bodies, stirring to combine thoroughly.
• Stuff the squid: With your fingers or a very narrow small spoon (like a demitasse spoon), place about 2 1/2 tablespoons of the stuffing into each body, leaving some room in the cavity to allow for shrinkage as the squid cooks. After the stuff has been divided into the squid bodies, secure the opening of each by weaving a toothpick through it horizontally.
• Prepare the braising sauce: Use a skillet or braising pan with a tight fitting lid that is just large enough to hold all the squid in a single layer. Briefly heat the olive oil, add the onion and garlic, and saute for 1-2 minutes, until the onion is just soft. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer.
• Braise the squid:.
• Add the stuffed squid to the sauce in a single layer. Bring to a simmer, then turn the heat to low, and cover the pan tightly. Gently simmer for 50 minutes to 1 hour (the longer time for larger squid), checking after about 40 minutes to be sure the liquid has not evaporated and adding some wine or water if needed. Serve the squid hot with some of the sauce spooned over them.