Portuguese Simmered Tiny Squid Recipe

Serves/Makes: 1 pound of squid for 2 – 3 persons

Ingredients:

• Very small squid (1 pound of squid for 2 – 3 persons)
• Olive oil
• Onion, sliced
• Garlic, chopped
• Few small bits of fat bacon
• Red and white wine
• Hot chilli pepper
• Parsley, chopped

How to cook Portuguese Simmered Tiny Squid:

• Clean tiny (very small) squid, but do not bother to remove their “pens”.
• Heat some olive oil in a casserole and gild therein some sliced onion and chopped garlic and a few small bits of fat bacon.
• Add the squid, both red and white wine, snippets of hot chilli pepper and chopped parsley.
• Let this all simmer uncovered for a while, observing how the squid take on a pleasing purple hue.
• When they are tender serve them with their juices, potatoes at one end of the platter and steamed rice at the other.

This recipe for Portuguese Simmered Tiny Squid serves/makes: 1 pound of squid for 2 – 3 persons

Main Ingredient: Squid/Cuttlefish
Preparation Method: Poached/Simmered
Cuisine: Portuguese