Greek stuffed calamari
Greek stuffed calamari

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Greek stuffed calamari is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Greek stuffed calamari is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have greek stuffed calamari using 11 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Greek stuffed calamari:
  1. Prepare 700 g calamari tubes - thawed, cleaned and dried
  2. Take 150 g streaky bacon snipped into pieces
  3. Get 1 brown onion diced
  4. Get 3 celery stalks finely chopped
  5. Get 1 tsp each onion flakes, garlic and ginger minced
  6. Get 1 can chopped tomato
  7. Make ready 15 g garlic tomato paste
  8. Get 50 ml ouzo
  9. Take 50 ml Greek olive oil
  10. Take Herb flavored cream cheese
  11. Make ready 3 sprigs thyme - leaves picked

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Steps to make Greek stuffed calamari:
  1. Clean calamari tubes really well- ensure all skin and spines removed
  2. Heat some olive oil in a heavy base pan and fry onions with celery, garlic and ginger and bacon until well done.
  3. Add warm mixture to cream cheese and blend well with a fork
  4. Use a small spoon to stuff calamari tubes 3/4 full and pin ends closed with a toothpick
  5. In same pan heat more olive oil and gently fry stuffed calamari in small batches for 2-3 minutes each side, remove from pan
  6. After all calamari is done and removed from pan, add ouzo and deglaze pan for about 3 minutes
  7. Scrape off all bacon and onion bits from the pan and add can of tomatoes and paste. Add thyme sprigs
  8. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes until sauce is nice and thick
  9. Return calamari to the pan and simmer covered for a further 20 min
  10. The calamari tubes will plump up in the sauce.
  11. Serve with some polenta or mashed potatoes and a nice shot of ouzo
  12. Enjoy and Opa!

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