Stuffed squid, or seppie ripine in Italian, is a classic dish from the Mediterranean regions, particularly popular in Italy, Spain, and Greece. This delectable seafood dish consists of tender squid stuffed with a savory filling, often made with a combination of breadcrumbs, herbs, and seafood such as shrimp, mussels, or calamari. The stuffed squid is then cooked in a flavorful sauce or broth, resulting in a succulent and aromatic dish that is sure to tantalize your taste buds. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a culinary novice, this comprehensive guide will provide you with the knowledge and techniques you need to create an unforgettable stuffed squid dish that will impress your family and friends.
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SQUID STUFFED SQUID
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions and salt and sweat until the onions turn translucent, about 1 to 2 minutes. Do not brown. Add the garlic and continue to cook for another minute. Transfer the mixture to a medium mixing bowl and set aside to cool.
- Clean the squid thoroughly and remove the heads from the tentacles and discard the heads. Turn the tubes inside out (since the outside skin tends to curl outward, it'll hold the stuffing better inside out), put into a bowl and set in the refrigerator until ready to use. Place the tentacles and the shrimp into the bowl of a food processor and pulse 6 to 8 times or until there are no large pieces visible. Do not process until smooth. Transfer to the mixing bowl along with the onions and garlic. Add the bread crumbs, tomato, lemon zest, ginger, parsley and pepper. Stir to combine well.
- Place the mixture into a resealable freezer bag and snip 1 corner. You may use a pastry bag with a tip just small enough to fit into the end of the tubes. Pipe the stuffing into the tubes, dividing the mixture evenly between them. Do not over-stuff.
- Place the tubes into an 8 by 11-inch glass baking dish and cover with the tomato sauce. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
STUFFED SQUID
Steps:
- For the stuffing: Add the bread crumbs, salami, scamorza cheese, Parmigiano cheese, an egg, 1/2 the parsley, salt, and black pepper to a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and 1/2 cup white wine. With your hands, thoroughly mix all the ingredients.
- Gently stuff each squid with the mixture. Seal the opening with a toothpick. Continue until all the mixture is consumed.
- In a large frying pan, heat the extra-virgin olive oil and add the garlic and the remaining parsley. Cook for about 1 minute on medium-high heat. Add the stuffed squid and cook until the meat starts changing color and becomes slightly golden. Add the wine, salt, and chile pepper. Lower the heat, cover the pan and allow the wine to reduce and thicken up. Allow to cook for 10 minutes.
- Serve the squid with the sauce over a bed of linguine, if desired.
SANTIAGO'S STUFFED SQUID
This recipe originates from Spain. It's tender and moist, not a typical chewy squid dish. It's simple to prepare, rich, scrumptious and definitely a favorite in our home! You may use butter instead of olive oil and black pepper instead of paprika if you prefer.
Provided by DMASON
Categories World Cuisine European Spanish
Time 2h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Clean squid, removing tentacles, spine and outer skin. Rinse well in cold water and let drain on paper towels.
- Coarsely chop shrimp. Flake orange roughy fillets and combine with shrimp, sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Blot squid with paper towel to remove any excess water. Use a small spoon to pack each squid with fish/shrimp mixture leaving 1 inch unfilled at bottom. Secure open end with a toothpick and place in glass baking dish. Repeat until filling is gone. Any extra squid can be cut into rings and scattered over the stuffed squid.
- Place tomato, onion, olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, paprika, wine and bread in a blender or food processor and puree. Pour mixture over stuffed squid.
- Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake for another 30 minutes. Serve warm, garnished with lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 491.7 calories, Carbohydrate 11.9 g, Cholesterol 346.1 mg, Fat 32.6 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 35.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 552 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
STUFFED SQUID
Stuffed Squid with Sautéd shrimp, tentacles and vegetables like sweet turnips, celery and tomatoes. You can put any stuffing you prefer, from ground meat, seafoods to any vegetables you want. Then after Sautéing and stuffing, your choice of frying or baking.
Provided by pinoyhapagkainan
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 46m
Yield 3 large squid, 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Pull the head and squeeze to remove the ink sack and set aside.
- Remove both eye and the beak in the center of the tentacle.
- Marinate the squid in soya sauce, lemon juice, salt and pepper for 30 about Minutes.
- Put the head in boiling water and cook until tender, then chop into small pieces.
- Heat oil in a pan, then add garlic,onion, tomato, chopped tentacles and shrimp,and sautéd for few minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper, add flour mixture keep stirring . Cook for another 2 minutes. Set aside. Let cool.
- Then stuff the squids with the above mixture. Secure the ends with a toothpicks.
- Heat up another wok; add oil and shallow fry squid for 3 minutes on each side.
- Cooking Tips :.
- For dipping sauce, combined soya with lemon juice and birds eye chilli.
- You can add or use fish sauce instead of salt.
- For thicker sauce, combine 3 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp balsamic or Chinese black vinegar, 2 tsp honey and a small ginger finely chopped.
CALAMARI RIPIENI (STUFFED SQUID)
Provided by Nancy Harmon Jenkins
Categories appetizer
Time 55m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Core and slice the radicchio into 1/4-inch slices.
- Clean squid by removing the ink sac and the intestinal matter and discard. Cut off the tentacles and set aside both the squid and the tentacles.
- In a frying pan, saute the bacon until slightly brown. Add the radicchio and tentacles, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook over low heat until the radicchio goes limp, about 4 minutes, adding water if needed. Remove ingredients to chopping board or food processor. Chop finely.
- Place the chopped mixture in a medium-size bowl and add the bread crumbs and egg. Mix thoroughly.
- Stuff each squid with the mixture. Place the squid with the extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet and cook over moderate heat about 20 minutes, basting with wine.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 237, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 342 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
SPICY STUFFED SQUID
Squid stuffed with succulent rice and baked in a spicy tomato sauce. It doesn't get much better than this.
Provided by Althea
Categories Seafood Shellfish Octopus and Squid
Time 1h45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 7x11 inch baking dish. In a saucepan bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Cut the head and tentacles from the body of the squid. Reserve and chop the tentacles. Remove the quill and peel the colored skin from the body. Rinse under cold water and set aside.
- In small bowl combine the rice, raisins and pine nuts.
- Saute 1 chopped onion and 3 cloves garlic with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium skillet. Cook until soft. Add the chopped squid tentacles, and the rice mixture. Stir well and remove from the heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet saute the onion and 4 cloves garlic until soft. Stir in the red pepper flakes and oregano. Add the tomatoes with juice, anchovy paste and wine. Stir and cook over medium heat until slightly thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Stuff the squid with the rice mixture and seal ends with wooden picks. Place squid in the prepared baking dish. Pour tomato sauce over all and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.8 calories, Carbohydrate 50.3 g, Cholesterol 1.9 mg, Fat 19.1 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 11.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 924 mg, Sugar 15.6 g
STUFFED SQUID SICILIAN-STYLE
Squid (or calamari, its Italian name) can be prepared in a variety of ways - fried, braised, grilled and roasted - and all are good. In this recipe whole squid are stuffed before roasting with a bread crumb filling that contains typical Sicilian ingredients like chard, fennel, anchovy, pecorino and pine nuts.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, lunch, finger foods, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Make the filling: Blanch the chard in boiling water for 1 minute, then drain and cool under running water. Squeeze chard completely dry and finely chop. Set aside.
- Put 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet or wide saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and fennel, season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened and lightly colored, about 10 minutes.
- Add fennel fronds, fennel seed, anchovy, garlic, oregano and red pepper. Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes more.
- Turn off heat and transfer mixture to a mixing bowl. Add pine nuts, lemon zest, bread crumbs, cheese and reserved cooked chard. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Taste and correct seasoning.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Using a teaspoon, put some filling in each squid body, taking care not to overstuff. Place stuffed squid in an earthenware baking dish in one layer. Season squid on both sides with salt and pepper and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season tentacles with salt and pepper and arrange them around the edge of dish (alternatively, arrange tentacles in a separate baking dish). Drizzle tentacles lightly with oil. Spoon any remaining stuffing over tentacles.
- Roast uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes, until squid bodies are puffed, sizzling and lightly browned. If desired, run pan under the broiler for more color. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges. (May also be served at room temperature.) Serve each person 3 or 4 squid, with tentacles.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 305, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 26 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 602 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams
STUFFED SQUID
For this recipe, the people of the Aeolian Islands use totani (flying squid). The recipe works just as well with squid found in the U.S. Since squid is often sold cleaned and in parts, be sure to get one set of tentacles per squid body to ensure that there will be enough stuffing.
Categories Tomato Sauté Squid Gourmet
Yield Makes 4 first-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Finely chop tentacles. Heat 1/4 cup oil in a wide 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté tentacles, stirring, until just cooked through, about 1 minute. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl and cool.
- Stir tomatoes into oil in pot along with basil, sea salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes.
- While sauce simmers, stir together Pecorino, bread crumbs, parsley, garlic, eggs, sautéed tentacles, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Gently stuff each squid body with a slightly rounded tablespoon of bread-crumb mixture and pat squid to distribute filling evenly. Weave a wooden pick horizontally across wide opening of each squid to seal. (During cooking, stuffing will expand and squid will shrink, forming a rounded, well-stuffed squid.)
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté squid, turning over once, until browned and any liquid given off is evaporated, about 6 minutes total. Add squid to tomato sauce and simmer, covered, turning occasionally, until squid is tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Discard picks and serve squid with sauce.
Tips:
- To clean the squid, remove the head and tentacles, then pull out the quill (the hard, transparent bone) from the body. Rinse the body and tentacles thoroughly.
- If you're using frozen squid, thaw it completely before cooking.
- To make a flavorful stuffing, use a combination of cooked rice, vegetables, and herbs. You can also add some cooked seafood, such as shrimp or crab.
- To prevent the stuffing from falling out of the squid, use a toothpick or skewer to secure the opening.
- Cook the stuffed squid in a pan with a little bit of oil over medium heat. Turn the squid frequently so that it cooks evenly.
- Serve the stuffed squid with a dipping sauce, such as marinara sauce or lemon butter sauce.
Conclusion:
Stuffed squid is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as an appetizer, main course, or side dish. It's a great way to use up leftover rice and vegetables, and it's also a good source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids. With a little planning and effort, you can make stuffed squid that your family and friends will love.
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