"Voodoo" (Calamari-ink) Pasta
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb extremely fresh squid
- 1⁄2 lb spaghetti
- 1⁄3 cup dry white wine
- 3 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 1 bunch parsley, minced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- hot water
- salt and pepper
directions
- Note: to use the squid ink, the calamari has to be extremely fresh!
- (so not frozen).
- separate tentacls and the body of the calamri, then gut them, setting aside the ink sak.
- wash calamari under cold water, dice the body into rings, and chop the tentacles.
- Heat garlic in oil without browning.
- add parsley, ground pepper.
- cover and let it simmer for 45min.
- check from time to time; if it's sticking, add some hot water.
- Once it has simmered, mix the tomato sauce with the white wine and add it to the pot.
- Simmer for 20 minutes more, uncovered, then dilute the sauce with a little hot water and simmer for a half hour more, covered (sauce's consistency can be adjusted to your liking).
- 30 minutes before meal, cook pasta al dante.
- now you can add the ink to the sauce, as much as you like.
- serve sauce over pasta with the rest of the white wine.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Izzy Knight
United States
I am a proud mother of my twins Darius and Constance; also a grade school teacher. You can understand my need for easy, healthy, fast, and fun recipes! I love to cook with my hubby, who runs an Italian restaurant. But in my kitchen, even he doesn't get to boss me around :)