Spaghetti con i Calamari

Name: Spaghetti con i Calamari (Spaghetti with squid)
Yield: Serves 4-5
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1½ lb (675 g) squid, as small as possible; ½ green or red chilli pepper, de-seeded and chopped; 5 tablespoons (5 X 15 ml spoon) olive oil; 1 clove of garlic, chopped finely; 14 oz (397 g) can of tomatoes; 12 oz (350 g) spaghetti; 3 anchovy fillets, chopped; ¼ pint (150 ml) dry white wine; salt and freshly ground black pepper; a small bunch of fresh parsley, chopped finely

Spaghetti with squid

Preparation info

Serves
4-5

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pasta Italian Style

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1991

About

The Italians well know the virtues of this delectable seafood. All along the coast it is used in many ways. A favourite dish is this sauce served over spaghetti.

Ingredients

1½ lb (675 g) squid, as small as possible
5 tablespoons (5 X 15

Europe
Italy
Pescatarian
Pasta
Mediterranean

Method

To prepare the squid

Hold the sac in one hand and pull off the head and tentacles with the other. Cut the tentacles off and reserve. Extract the long flexible bone from the sac as well as any gelatinous matter and discard. Rinse the sac under cold running water, peel off as much purple skin as you can and dry with kitchen towelling. Cut the sacs into rings and the tentacles into piece