Seiche Farcie

Name: Seiche Farcie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 40 g breadcrumbs; 12 medium-sized squid without tentacles, about 450 g total weight; bunch of parsley, finely chopped; bunch of oregano, finely chopped; freshly ground black pepper; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 egg; 200 g minced pork; 50 g pistachios, chopped; 2 tbsp olive oil; 200 ml white wine; sea salt; 2 cloves of garlic, crushed, peeled and chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

The French Market

By Joanne Harris and Fran Warde

Published 2005

About

This recipe is a speciality of Sète, a beautiful village on the Mediterranean with canals running through the streets. Use medium or large squid (seiche) for this unusual combination of sea and land ingredients.

Ingredients

12 medium-sized squid without tentacles, about 450 g total weight
2 tbsp olive oil
2

Europe
France
Main course
Mediterranean

Method

Check that the squid have been properly cleaned and have no thin transparent film on them. Heat the oil in a pan and add the garlic and pork. Cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes, using a wooden spoon to break up the meat. Remove from the heat and add the parsley, oregano, pistachios, seasoning and breadcrumbs. Mix well. Beat the egg and add to the mixture, stirring through until the mixture c