Pasta with squid - a favorite dish of Italians

Residents of the Apennine Peninsula, as a rule, prefer to cook from those products that can be found exactly in the area where they live. Perhaps that is why pasta with squid is considered one of the most favorite dishes of Italians.

Simple option

Any, even the simplest dish requires respect and attention from the cook. He must take into account all the subtleties that may arise at each stage of the process. Here, for example, is the same pasta with squid. This dish is easy to prepare and requires a minimum of products.

For 0.5 kilograms of pasta (it is better to take spaghetti) - 3 cloves of garlic, 700 grams of freshly peeled squid, salt, ½ jar of Paolo sauce, ground pepper, vegetable oil and dried spices (oregano and basil).

Everything is done in parallel:

1. Fry the garlic slices in oil in a pan. Dried residues can be discarded.
2. Cut the squid into circles, fry a little in the same oil and put on a separate plate, covered with a lid.
3. Put the sauce on the same frying pan and simmer it for several minutes. This is best done with the lid closed so that moisture does not evaporate quickly.
4. At this time, boil water in a pan and boil the pasta until half cooked.
5. To thickened sauce add washed pasta, squid and all prepared spices. Mix the mass well and fry together for no more than one minute.

Pasta with squid is ready. It is better to serve such a dish to the table in a hot form, abundantly sprinkled with herbs.

Instant recipe

In Italy, squid pasta is very popular. True, some chefs have added some zest to the recipe. Cooking requires a rather interesting set of products: 300 grams of squid rings, a can of tomatoes (must be in one's own juice), one onion, a clove of garlic, salt, a pod of sweet red pepper, one tablespoon of basil and sage, a little ground pepper and pasta (to choose from).

Work must be clear and fast:

1. Chopped onion with garlic in oil. At the very end of the frying process, add sage.
2. Put tomatoes in a pan, knead them with a kitchen spatula and put out a few minutes.
3. Sweet pepper cut into cubes and, together with the remaining components, pour into a boiling mixture. Let the mass boil for a couple of minutes.
4. Add squid two minutes before cooking.
5. Boil the pasta and rinse well.

It can be mixed with sauce or laid out on a plate separately. The dish belongs to the category of "whip up" and can provide significant assistance in an emergency.

Piquant Additive

In Italian cuisine, a lot of attention is paid not to the main product, but to the sauce in which it is prepared or served with the table. This distinguishes local cuisine from the culinary traditions of other countries. As an example, consider how to cook pasta with calamari in a creamy sauce. For work you will need: half a kilogram of squid (or other seafood), ¼ kilogram of pasta, a glass of 20% cream, 200 grams of cheese, a tablespoon of butter, 10 black olives, salt and a mixture of dried herbs (rosemary, oregano, tarragon, basil and savory).

The whole process can be divided into three stages:

1. Boil the pasta. Then rinse them and lay them in a colander.
2. Make the sauce. To do this, squid (or other seafood) boil 2 minutes in salt water, and then put in a pan and fry in boiling oil. Pour the contents with cream, mix, add herbs and simmer for 5-6 minutes. After that, put the cheese chopped on a grater and wait until it melts.
3. The final stage. Combine the pasta with the cooked sauce and let stand for a couple of minutes for the dish to soak. The process is over.

Pasta with squid in a creamy sauce is ready. Now it remains only to lay out on a plate and decorate with olives in the national style.

Interesting option

If we talk about pasta and seafood, then the easiest way to cook pasta with squid. The recipe can be selected the easiest and moderately budget. For him, it will be necessary to prepare carcasses of two medium-sized squids, 200 grams of pasta, onion, vegetable oil, a clove of garlic and 70 grams of white (dry) wine.

Everything is prepared in the usual sequence:

1. Peel and chop the squids arbitrarily in small pieces.
2. Fry chopped onions in a pan in boiling vegetable oil for 3-4 minutes. Then add chopped garlic into slices and hold the food on the fire for another 2 minutes.
3. Put the squid out and wait until they change color. It will take literally one minute.
4. Now you need to pour the mixture with wine and leave to languish under the lid for 5-7 minutes.
5. Boil pasta, rinse and add them to the pan. The dish is ready.

It turns out a real Italian pasta with squid. The recipe can be improved if instead of the usual spaghetti, use black, painted with ink of sea cuttlefish.

Spectacular sauce

Creamy squid paste will be even tastier if you add a strong alcoholic drink to the sauce. In this case, the recipe may look like this: 300 grams of squid (you can use shrimp or a cocktail), 350 grams of any pasta, 2 cloves of garlic, 3 tablespoons of thick tomato sauce, 6 tablespoons of cream, ground pepper, 100 milliliters of brandy, a little salt, vegetable oil and parsley.

Everything is prepared as usual:

1. Pass the garlic through a press and fry in oil in a hot pan.
2. Add squids, chopped at random, and fry everything together for 5-6 minutes.
3. Pour in brandy and let the mixture boil a little.
4. Introduce the cream slowly, put the sauce and mix gently. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
5. After 2-3 minutes, add chopped greens to the pan and turn off the fire immediately.
6. Beat the third part of the sauce separately with a mixer, and then pour again into the total mass. This will make it more magnificent and uniform.
7. Put the boiled and washed pasta in a pan and mix slowly.

Now the dish is ready to eat.

Personal contribution

If you want to cook something original, tasty and very satisfying, then the best option would be pasta with calamari in a creamy sauce. The recipe can be supplemented with mushrooms to give the dish a special flavor. Products will need a little. For 4 people, you will need 125 grams of pasta (it’s better to take feathers), a thin glass (250 milliliters) of cream, 1 onion, 4 champignons, butter, 3 carcasses of squid, a glass of chicken broth and Parmesan cheese.

It’s better to start cooking with sauce:

1. Dice the onion and fry for 2 minutes in oil.
2. Chop mushrooms arbitrarily, add to the onion and together bring to readiness.
3. Pour the mixture with broth, cream and slowly bring to a boil.
4. Add the peeled and chopped squids to the sauce, warm for 3 minutes, and then remove from the stove.
5. Boil pasta, rinse and pour into a pan. Give the products a little (5-6 minutes) stomp.

Now the still warm dish can be laid out on plates, sprinkled with herbs and grated cheese.