Squid in a tomato, garlic and red wine sauce

Name: Squid in a tomato, garlic and red wine sauce (Calamares pica-pica)
Yield: For 4 Tapas
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 200 ml (7 fl oz) red wine; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) fish stock; 1 red pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 bay leaf; 200 g (7 oz) tomatoes, coarsely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) squid, cleaned, prepared and cut into 5cm (2-inch) pieces; 1 onion, coarsely chopped; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) olive oil

Calamares pica-pica

Preparation info

For
4
Tapas

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

New Tapas

By Fiona Dunlop

Published 2002

About

Easy to make yet oozing with flavour, this Mallorcan tapa is a real hit in Valencia, Make sure the squid you use is small and tender.

Ingredients

100 ml (3½ fl oz) olive oil
500 g (1

Europe
Spain
Valencia
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the squid and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the onion and tomatoes and fry for 5 more minutes.
Add the garlic, pepper, bay leaf, red wine and stock, stir and then simmer for 20 minutes. Serve hot in earthenware dishes, with crusty bread.