Spicy Baked Squid
Oursquid are a real catch.
Method
Heat your oven to 160°C.
Clean
Pull all the skin off the squid tube and wings. Cut the tube and wings in 2cm pieces. Remove any cartilage by rubbing between your fingers.
Prepare
Peel and slice the onion. Peel and crush the garlic. Lay garlic, onions and squid in a heavy-based baking dish. Add the bay leaves, thyme, oregano, paprika, basil, pepper, sea salt, olive oil and chopped or crushed tomato.
Bake
Cover with baking paper and kitchen foil and then bake for 1-2 hours until tender. Toss through the jalapeno pepper and pitted olives. Serve with cooked pasta or crusty bread and salad.
Ingredients
1kg squid
2 onions
4 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
2 sprigs thyme
2 sprigs oregano
2 tablespoons smoked paprika
2 tablespoons basil
800g tomatoes
60g Kalamata olives
Fresh jalapeno peppers or hot chillies (or pickled jalapenos)
Extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and pepper
Where to buy
Wilson’s Seafoods Factory Outlet
Recipe Author
Eloise Emmett
Award-winning Tasmanian publisher, author, chef, stylist and photographer.
Frozen squid is a great option! Freezing and thawing helps to tenderise squid meat.
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