Recipes
Stuffed squid in tomato sauce
Loligo vulgaris, squid or cephalopods with 10 tentacles, fried, breaded or prepared as salad, grilled or like in this recipe stuffed, have been a source of culinary pleasure from ancient times. Round this perfectly with wine.
| Preparation time | 45 min |
|---|---|
| Demanding |  |
| Energetic value | 398 kcal / 1664 kJ |
| Table of nutritive values | |
Ingredients
 | 4 — 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 kg | squid |
| 2 tablespoons | Bread crumbs |
| 1 tablespoon | chopped parsley |
| 2 tablespoons | grated Parmesan |
| 100 g | mozzarella |
| 2 cloves | garlic |
| 2 teaspoons | Vegete mediteran |
| 70 ml | olive oil |
| Tomato sauce: | |
| 3 tablespoons | olive oil |
| 150 g | onion |
| 3 cloves | garlic |
| 2 tablespoons | chopped parsley |
| 300 ml | Tomato puree |
| 2 teaspoons | Vegete mediteran |
| pepper | |
| 100 ml | sherry (prosecco) |
| 150 g | cherry tomato |
Preparation
- Clean the squid and dry with paper towel. Cut off the tentacles and chop them finely.
- Mix well the tentacles with bread crumbs, parsley, Parmesan, mozzarella cut in cubes, chopped garlic, Vegeta Mediteran and 50 ml of olive oil. Stuff the squid with this mixture using a spoon, but only half-fill them and close each one with a tooth pick.
- Fry the stuffed squid in remaining oil for about ten minutes.
- In another pan, briefly brown sliced onion, chopped garlic and parsley in olive oil for the tomato sauce. Stir in tomato pure, Vegeta Mediteran, pepper and simmer gently for about 5 minutes.
- Stir in sherry and cherry tomatoes cut in quarters. Continue cooking for another five minutes.
Serving
Serve stuffed squid mixed in, or topped with warm tomato sauce and with polenta.
Advice
Put the squid in a broad pan in cold olive oil and cook covered, but not completely.
Nutritional values
Energetic and nutritional values have been calculated per meal.
| Nutrient | Unit of measurement | Quantity | RDA (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women* | men* | |||
| Total proteins | g | 32,78 | - | - |
| Total carbohydrates | g | 17,43 | - | - |
| Total fat | g | 19,63 | - | - |
| Diet fibres | g | 1,58 | - | - |
| Cholesterol | mg | 398,46 | - | - |
| Vitamin A | IU | 708,81 | 18 | 14 |
| Niacin | mg | 10,63 | 76 | 53 |
| Vitamin C | mg | 22,24 | 30 | 25 |
| Vitamin E | IU | 6,20 | 28 | 28 |
| Calcium | mg | 241,30 | 24 | 24 |
| Phosphor | mg | 501,19 | 63 | 63 |
| Potassium | mg | 697,08 | 19 | 19 |
| Sodium | g | 1,57 | 0 | 0 |
* RDA is based on daily intake for women of 2000 kcal, for men 2900 kcal, from 25 to 50 years of age. (Data source: DRI reports - Macronutrients, Elements, Vitamins, www.nap.edu; Genesis R&D and Podravka d.d.)
