calamari in inzimino
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Yield 4 - 6
Squid cooked together with greens
Ingredients
- 1 kilo/ 2 pounds of squid
- 1 kilo / 2 pounds of swiss chard (or spinach)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- salt, pepper
- 2 cups canned tomatoes
Instructions
- Clean and cut the squid into 1/2 inch rings.
- Rinse the chard, and roughly chop. If the chard has thick stems, you can use them too, just chop them up into bite size pieces.
- Pout olive oil into a large saute pan big enough to hold everything. Heat the oil and add the onions, salt and pepper. Let the onions cook until softened, about 10 minutes.
- Add garlic, stir and let cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add the squid, stir and cook for about five minutes until it begins to turn opaque.
- Add the tomatoes, stir and let some of the liquid from the tomatoes cook away, about 5 minutes.
- Add the chopped greens, just piling them up on top of everything. Put a lid on the pan and let the greens wilt down, for about 8 minutes.
- Take the lid off, stir the greens into the squid and let simmer for about 20 minutes more.
Notes
I like to bring the entire pot to the table, and serve it from there, letting everyone sop up the juices in the pan with pieces of crusty bread. You can also serve it with polenta, which is perfect. In the summer it is also good served room temperature.
Recipe by Elizabeth Minchilli at https://www.elizabethminchilli.com/2014/04/calamari-in-inzimino-squid-greens/