Small Squid with Olive Oil and Garlic

Calamaretti con Olio e Aglio

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Leaves from The Walnut Tree: Cooking of a Lifetime

By Ann Taruschio and Franco Taruschio

Published 1993

  • About

Ingredients

  • 800 g/ lb fresh tiny calamari (squid), cleaned
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin oli

Method

Gently heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the garlic and let it colour slightly. Add the cleaned squid and stew gently over a low heat, turning regularly for 30 minutes. Halfway through the cooking, add a good pinch of chilli flakes and salt. At the last moment, add the parsley and lemon juice, stir in well. These squid can be eaten hot or cold.