Cuttlefish in red and white
Particularly tasty, particularly healthy and particularly easy to make. Cuttlefish in red and white will become your most wanted seafood.
Ingredients
- 400 gram cuttlefish one medium sized cuttlefish
- 400 gram diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 2 shallots
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 spring onion
- 1 red chili pepper
- 2 tablespoons white wine
- 0,5 lemon
Instructions
Preparing the cuttlefish / squid
- Rinse the cuttlefish under cold water.
- Cut off the tentacles.
- Remove the inner parts and the floating body of the cuttlefish.
- Remove the skin
- Cut off the wings of the cuttlefish.
- We now have the tentacles, the body and the wings that we can use for cooking.
Frying the cuttlefish
- Make diagonal incisions in the body of the cuttlefish. Do not cut it.
- Grease the parts with olive oil. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper.
- Heat a pan and fry the squid briefly on both sides over a high heat. Depending on the size, one to two minutes on each side is sufficient. Then put it aside.
- In the same pan, fry one quarter of the chili pepper, garlic, shallot and the white parts of the spring onion. Deglaze with a tablespoon of white wine and the juice of half a lemon.
Making the tomato sauce
- Heat some oil in a pot and briefly fry the tentacles and gripping arms of the squid. Then take them out and set them aside.
- Add some oil to the pot again and briefly fry tthe remaining hree-quarters of the white of the spring onion, the shallot, the chili pepper and the garlic.
- Deglaze with two tablespoons of white wine and let it reduce briefly.
- Then add the tomato pulp and capers. Now bring this to a boil over medium heat.
- Now add the tentacles and the seasoning again. Let this simmer for a while.
Serving the cuttlefish in red and white
- Arrange the cuttlefish on the plates and pour the tomato sauce gently around.
- Sprinkle the squid with the separately fried vegetables.
- Serve with a glass of white wine and a delicious fresh baguette.
Nutrition
Serving: 1personCalories: 266kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 34gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 466mgSodium: 226mgPotassium: 1073mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 581IUVitamin C: 67mgCalcium: 152mgIron: 4mg
