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Stuffed Braised Squid

Stuffed Braised Squid recipe, eat well on universal credit

OK we have day dyslexia and at Easter we should have done “Fish on a Friday” but let’s not be pedantic. At £1.26 two intact Squid seemed like the foundation of a good meal.

Ingredients:-

2 Whole Squid. To prepare pull the contents out of the body cavity. Cut the Tentacles off the head and make sure you remove the ‘Beak’ in the middle. Also pull out the transparent ‘Quill’ from the body cavity.
25g of Capers
50g of Breadcrumbs ( Gluten free wuzzed up bread works for us)
1 Egg, beaten
3 Tbsp of Olive Oil
15g of grated Italian Style hard Cheese
1 Garlic Clove, chopped
1 Onion, finely diced
10 Cherry Tomatoes, chopped
400g of Passata
2 Sheets of Kelp, steeped in cold Water to rehydrate. Cut into Tagliatelle sized strips
100g of Pickled Cockles
Rice Noodles
1 Tsp of Cuttlefish Paste (Chinese Supermarket gig again, but it’s cheap and lasts for ever in the fridge)
1 Tsp of Red Chilli Pepper Sauce (Home made as we had a few too many Red Peppers in the fridge)
Salt & Pepper to season
Fresh Parsley to garnish (Picked from our balcony plant usually)

Method:-

(1) Add ½ of the Capers and ½ of the Cockles to a bowl with the Breadcrumbs, Egg, 1 Tbsp of Olive Oil and 2 Tbsp of Warter.
(2) Add the grated Cheese, Garlic and Parsley and mix well.
(3) In a large frying pan over a medium heat add the Onions, with the  Red Chilli Pepper Sauce, Cuttlefish Paste, 2 Tbsp of Olive Oil and season with Salt & Pepper. To create the sauce.
(4) Fry until the Onions soften.
(5) Add the Tomatoes & Passata and allow to simmer for a few minutes.
(6) Put the Tentacles to one side.
(7) Stuff the bodies of the Squid with the Breadcrumb mix, so they about ½ filled.
(8) Secure the opening with toothpicks.
(9) Add the remaining Capers & Cockles to the sauce and continue to simmer.
(10) Add the stuffed Squid and the Tentacles to the sauce and simmer over a very low heat for 25 to 30 minutes.
(11) In salted Water boil the Kelp for 10 minutes.
(12) Drain and refresh the water, bringing it back to the boil.
(13) Add the Rice Noddles and cook according to the packet instructions.
(14) Remove the stuffed Squid and after removing the toothpicks, set aside.
(15) Drain the Kelp and Noodles and place on your plates.
(16) Slice each Squid diagonally to reveal the filling.
(17) Add the Squid to the top of the Kelp / Noddles and pour the Sauce over.
(18) Garnish with the remaining grated Italian Style hard Cheese and fresh Parsley.


We got the dried Kelp from a Chinese Supermarket within walking distance (for me). Cut into Tagliatelle sized strips it adds to real “Sea” taste. But next time I might cut it a bit thinner, for various digestive reasons……!

 

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Red Cabbage Stir-Fry

At this time of year if you like your Brassicas Red Cabbage is weight for weight the best value by far and probably one of the most versatile. One 60p Red Cabbage will happily provide colourful veg in various forms for 3 or 4 meals for us and live for a good week in the fridge, even when you’ve cut into it.

Ingredients:-

1/3 of a Red Cabbage, finely sliced
2 rashers of Bacon, chopped
2 Mushrooms, finely sliced
½ an Onion sliced
2 Sliced of Leek
Salt & Pepper
OilIngredients:-
Distilled Vinegar

Method:-

(1) Soak the Red Cabbage in the Vinegar.
(2) In a large frying pan heat a little oil.
(3) Fry the Bacon and then add the Onion.
(4) Once fried add the Mushrooms and soften.
(5) Pour in the Red Cabbage & Vinegar and add the Leek.
(6) Season to taste and then simmer stiring regularly until the Cabbage has softened but still has some bite.

The Monster in the background is one of our favourites - Giant Toad-in-the-Hole. We served ours with mashed Potato, mashed Swede and Carrot and lots of gravy over the Toad-in-the-Hole. A proper hearty winter warmer sort of dinner.


 

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