Albóndigas con sepia y colas de langostino 
Meatballs with Cuttlefish and Shrimp Tails
A typical Catalan surf and turf dish. The sauce, although super easy, is spectacular with the flavor the cuttlefish imparts. A great dish! I recommend it.
Meatballs with Cuttlefish and Shrimp Tails
A typical Catalan surf and turf dish. The sauce, although super easy, is spectacular with the flavor the cuttlefish imparts. A great dish! I recommend it.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
If you haven't bought pre-made meatballs, it's easy to make them. Mix the ground meat, cilantro (chopped if fresh), and finely chopped garlic (if using) to make a mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour. After an hour, take pieces of the mixture and form into balls/meatballs. Coat them in flour.
- 2
Cook the meatballs in a pan with olive oil until almost done. Set aside on a plate.
- 3
Thaw the shrimp tails and cut the cuttlefish into chunks (or thaw if already cut and frozen). Chop an onion and slice a garlic clove, then sauté for 3 or 4 minutes over medium-low heat (using the oil from the meatballs if possible).
- 4
Once the onion is soft, add the crushed tomatoes, stir, and cook for 5 minutes. Then add the cuttlefish and mix into the tomato sauté.
- 5
Add the white wine (a small glass or to taste) and the broth, enough to cover the cuttlefish (it's better if the broth is already hot). The broth can be either fish or chicken, but I usually use chicken. Cover the pot and cook for 15-20 minutes over medium heat, until the cuttlefish is cooked. Stir occasionally.
- 6
During these 15-20 minutes of cooking, add the shrimp tails when there are 5 minutes left.
- 7
While cooking, make the picada. In a mortar, add 15 toasted almonds without skin, 1 garlic clove cut into 3 pieces, 4 or 5 strands of saffron, and 1 tablespoon of fresh cilantro (or dried). Crush with the pestle. Once crushed, add 2 tablespoons of chicken broth and continue crushing. Once everything is crushed, set aside.
- 8
When the 15-20 minutes of cooking are up, add the meatballs and the picada. Mix and cook for 5 more minutes. *Optional: add the cooked peas.
- 9
After 5 minutes, turn off the heat, serve, and enjoy!
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