TNT "Baby Calamari Over Linguini"

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BreezyCooking

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Had a package of frozen baby squid in the freezer & threw this together last night. It was fabulous!! If you can find true baby squid - 2"-3" long, you can either leave them whole (cleaned) or cut them into 2 or 3 rings, but I'm sure larger squid would work as well - just slice them accordingly. And of course, always include the tentacles. :chef: My package of squid was only one pound, but lots of experience cooking squid, I'd say up to 3 pounds would work in this recipe since squid does shrink a bit with cooking.


BABY CALAMARI OVER LINGUINI

1 small onion (or half of a larger one), chopped

4 cloves of garlic, peeled & roughly chopped
1/4 cup Italian flat-leaf parsley, chopped
1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil
1 to 3 lbs. baby squid (2-3” long), tubes & tentacles, cleaned – tubes left whole or cut into rings, depending on size. Larger squid can be used – just cut down to size accordingly
1 lg. can (28 oz.) whole plum tomatoes, undrained
1 can flat anchovies in oil, undrained


1/2 cup dry white wine (I used Pinot Grigio)



1 Tbls. Dried Italian seasoning
1 tsp. dried basil (you can also use fresh, just triple the amount)


1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste)


1-2 to 1 lb. linguini, cooked to al dente stage & drained


Heat oil in a large saucepan or deep skillet until softened. Add garlic & anchovies (with their oil), using a spoon to roughly cut anchovies into pieces in the pan. Add tomatoes, again using a spoon or knife to roughly quarter or cut them into large pieces. Add wine, Italian seasoning, basil, & crushed red pepper flakes & simmer for approx. 1/2 an hour, then add squid & simmer for an additional 1/2 hour.

Serve over linguini.

(Sorry about the spacing/format screw-up. I don't know why it's happening & can't seem to be able to edit/fix it.)
 
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