Baked Squid With Garlic-Anchovy Pasta

Name: Baked Squid With Garlic-Anchovy Pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs small squid, cleaned and sliced into 1/4-inch rings, tentacles halved if large; 1 cup dried breadcrumbs, plain (about 4 oz.); 1 teaspoon oregano, crumbled; 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup olive oil, divided; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoon anchovy paste; 8 ounces capellini, dried (or other thin pasta); 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 lemon, cut into wedges for serving

Submitted by Skypoodle

"I found this on another recipe site many years ago and it became a favorite back then. I recently came across the recipe again and thought I would share it here. Originally by Tracy Seaman in _An Italian Christmas Meal_; "Food and Wine", December 1994."

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs small squid, cleaned and sliced into 1/4-inch rings, tentacles halved if large
1 cup dried breadcrumbs, plain (about 4 oz.)
1 teaspoon oregano, crumbled
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup olive oil, divided
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon anchovy paste
8 ounces capellini, dried (or other thin pasta)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 lemon, cut into wedges for serving

directions

Preheat the oven to 450°F.
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil.
In a large bowl, toss the squid with breadcrumbs, oregano, pepper and 1 tsp salt.
Spread the squid in a large baking dish in a single layer and sprinkle with any leftover crumbs. Drizzle 1/4 cup of the olive oil over the squid. Bake for 10 minutes or until the squid is golden brown and crunchy.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, whisk the garlic and anchovy paste into the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and bring to a simmer over low heat.
Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook to al dente according to package (about 3 minutes).
Drain the pasta and return it to the saucepan adding the anchovy sauce and the butter. Toss to coat.
Make a bed of pasta on a platter or plates and mound the squid on the pasta.
Serve with lemon wedges.

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Reviews

This dish is super easy to prepare and delicious! I hesitated to prepare the squid in this manner because squid can be difficult, but this is my new best method for preparing squid. They came out perfectly tender and flavorful. I did add a lot more garlic and added some to the squid and breadcrumb mixture. So good!

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