Stuffed grilled calamari
Ingredients
for 4 person
| 400 g | frozen calamari, defrosted |
| 50 g | pine nuts |
| 1 tbsp | oil |
| 2 | garlic cloves, squeezed |
| 1 | organic lemon, grated zest and the juice |
| 3 tbsp | olive oil |
| 30 g | breadcrumbs |
| 30 g | sultanas, coarsely chopped |
| 1 bunch | flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped |
| 1 | red chilli pepper, deseeded, finely chopped |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| toothpick |
| ¼ tsp | sea salt |
| 1 | organic lemon, cut into slices |
How it's done
Calamari
Remove the tentacles from the calamari and chop finely. Rinse the calamari (inside and out) in cold water, pat dry.
Tentacles
Without adding any oil, toast the pine nuts in a non-stick frying pan until golden brown, set aside. Heat the oil in the same pan, add the garlic and chopped tentacles, sauté for approx. 5 mins.
Filling
In a bowl, combine the lemon zest and juice with 2 tbsp of the oil. Add the tentacles, pine nuts, breadcrumbs, sultanas, parsley and chilli pepper, mix, season. Transfer the filling to a disposable piping bag, cut off a large tip, fill the calamari with the mixture. Flatten the calamari a little, seal each with a toothpick, brush with the remaining oil.
Charcoal/gas/electric grill
Grill the calamari over/on a very high heat (approx. 250°C) for approx. 2 mins. on each side, season with salt. Serve the calamari with the slices of lemon.
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