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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Calamari stuffed with tomato and herb rice

My daughters plate she 'styled'!

I am so surprised how simple this dish is! 
Its another from Gordon Ramsay's book, World Kitchen.


The stuffing is prepared by gently cooking garlic and onion, letting some white wine reduce down then add rice, tomato, a little sugar and seasoning.


Add water and simmer covered until the water is absorbed and the rice is fluffy.


Meanwhile prepare the calamari. 
You can see my husband and daughter did a fabulous job!


The rice is allowed to cool, then I added in some peas, mint and parsley.


Carefully fill the calamari and place in a greased dish.


Top with the remaining rice and tentacles, add a little water and bake for half an hour.


It tasted like a really special dish yet did not cost much and was simple to prepare.


27 comments:

Food, Fun and Life in the Charente said...

I love calamari, bet this is good. Yum yum. Diane

Cate said...

That looks gorgeous! I have been meaning to do a stuffed calamari for a few weeks now - you have inspired me to do it!

yummychunklet said...

I usually like my squid fried with cocktail sauce, but this dish looks tasty as well!

gret said...

J said you were busy cooking up storm yesterday, I'm sure it was delicious!

Winston said...

AMAZING! I've never had stuffed calamari before but LOVE the sound of that. I like dishes like these where it's so complete and wholesome and yet made in one dish/tray to be served to the whole family. Interesting idea, Muppy. I'll keep this in mind for my next calamari dinner!

Katerina said...

We make stuffed calamari also here in Greece especially now that is the lent for Easter. Yours looks delicious Muppy and the styling, what can I say perfect!

Lisa (bakebikeblog) said...

What a great way to prepare calamari!

gaby @ lateraleating said...

Your daughter will be a great chef some day!

Asmita said...

This looks so amazing! I am a seafood lover and this is perfect.

Nic@diningwithastud said...

Perfectly cooked :) looks delish! And pretty healthy too

Hannah said...

Oooh, fabulous!! And this honestly looks like it's been plated in a restaurant :)

Words Of Deliciousness said...

I have never eaten calamari. I have heard that is very good, so hopefully I will have the chance to eat it someday. Your dish looks amazing.

shez said...

That looks amazing (especially your girl's styling). I can hardly believe how easy it is to prepare.

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

Aww your daughter definitely has styling talents there! :D This looks fabulous!

JasmyneTea said...

I've never cooked with calamari like this, but it looks well worth the effort!

The InTolerant Chef said...

Oooh, now this is fantastic! I'll be making this for sure!

Jennifer (Delicieux) said...

Looks like your daughter is having lots of fun there. I love her styling ;)

Zoe said...

Your little girls are brilliant plating up this dish.

I am very inspired after reading your post and got to try cooking Gordon Ramsay's recipes. I'm a fan of GR but not a "die hard" one at this stage. Need to go to the local library to borrow Gordon's book before committing myself to buy more of his books.

Nat said...

Go Evie, look at her, she loves it! Looks good Mup, and I dont eat seafood..

Lizzy (Good Things) said...

Delicious! And I love that your daughter is in there cooking with you!

Sarah (Snippets of Thyme) said...

I just love the photo of your daughter stuffing the calamari. She will have such a wonderfully varied outlook on food in the future. This does look delicious!

Anna @ The Littlest Anchovy said...

Ooh I have always wanted to make stuffed calarmari! This looks beautiful Muppy!

mia xara said...

They look amazing Muppy!I love stuffed calamari and I see that your helpers did an excellent job,as well!!

sugarpuffi said...

the stuffed squid looks so cute and puffy!

Reeni said...

Your daughter did a super job styling! Calamari scare me! The stuffing looks delicious though!

Lenia said...

Stuffed calamari is popular in Greece!Your dish makes my mouth water,dear!Kisses!

Von said...

The stuffed calamari look so cute!! :D And delicious too :) haha...your daughter's food styling reminds me of my sister- she plays around with food when I'm photographing and tries to make me put it on my blog!!