Red Sauce Calamari with Feta like Saganaki, Flavored with Dill & Basil ✨Easy✨

Name: Red Sauce Calamari with Feta like Saganaki, Flavored with Dill & Basil ✨Easy✨
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: About 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 small onions, finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2/3 cup oil; 1.75-2 lbs frozen calamari, thawed to room temperature; 2/3 cup white wine; 1 2/3-2 cups tomato juice; 2 bay leaves; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1-3 tbsp dill (start with the smaller amount); 1 tsp basil; Crumbled feta, to taste

𝘉é𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 💕 ⁽ᴹᵃʳⁱᵃ⁾ @bech

Στοκχόλμη, Σουηδία

We love cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves in red sauce dishes, but with seafood in the summer, I prefer a lighter taste.

𝘉é𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 💕 ⁽ᴹᵃʳⁱᵃ⁾ @bech

Στοκχόλμη, Σουηδία

We love cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves in red sauce dishes, but with seafood in the summer, I prefer a lighter taste.

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Ingredients

60 minutes (almost)

About 6 servings

2small onions, finely chopped
3 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
2/3 cupoil
1.75-2 lbsfrozen calamari, thawed to room temperature
2/3 cupwhite wine
1 2/3-2 cupstomato juice
2bay leaves
1 1/2 tspsalt
1 tspsugar
1/2 tsppepper
1-3 tbspdill (start with the smaller amount)
1 tspbasil
Crumbled feta, to taste

Cooking Instructions

60 minutes (almost)

1

▪️ Sauté the onions and garlic in the oil until they soften. ▪️ Sauté the calamari for another minute. ▪️ Deglaze with the wine and wait for the alcohol to completely evaporate.
2

▪️ Add the tomato juice and the remaining ingredients except for the dill and basil. ▪️ Simmer on medium to low heat for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. 👉 IF needed, thin with a little water from the kettle. (I didn't need to do this.)
3

▪️ Then, remove the bay leaves and mix in the crumbled feta. ▪️ Finally, add the dill and basil and stir. ▪️ Taste to see if you want to add more salt, pepper, or dill. Adjust the flavor to your preferences. ▪️ Serve immediately over: 🍚 rice or 🍝 pasta or 🍜 even noodles.
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Notes: 👉 Besides fried calamari, which is unbeatable, this is the best calamari I've ever made and eaten... we devoured it! 👉 On my plate, I sprinkled a little grated cheese.

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𝘉é𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 💕 ⁽ᴹᵃʳⁱᵃ⁾ @bech

on July 08, 2024 09:32

Στοκχόλμη, Σουηδία

Είναι ωραίο να ανοίγεις τη κουζίνα σου για τους άλλους και να μοιράζεσαι τα "μυστικά" σου! Αυτό που συγκεκριμένα μ' αρέσει στην εφαρμογή, είναι η υποστήριξη και η φιλικότητα που υπάρχει, καθώς μοιραζόμαστε συνταγές, συμβουλές και καλόβουλα σχόλια.Γενικά βλέπω τη μαγειρική ως κάτι το δημιουργικό, σα βρώσιμη χειροτεχνία (!) που ευχαριστεί κι εμένα και τους γύρω μου.Αφού χρειάζεται ούτως ή άλλως να μαγειρεύουμε... ας το διασκεδάσουμε κιόλας!

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