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Calamari in Red Wine and Tomato Sauce

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"Italian Christmas eve favorite - use your favorite spaghetti or tomato sauce as the base. This recipe can be doubled or tripled easily. Serve as a side, appetizer, or over pasta. Buon Natale!"

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

2 pounds calamari, cleaned
4 cups tomato sauce
1 cup Chianti wine
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/3 cup grated Romano cheese

What to Drink?
	Barbera
	Italian Amaretto Margaritas

DIRECTIONS

Separate the tentacles from the long body of the calamari, if not done already. Slice the body, or calamari tubes into rings about 1/2 to 2/3 inch thick, set aside.
In a saucepan, combine tomato sauce, red wine, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, black pepper, cayenne pepper, basil, and cheese. Simmer on medium low for about 30 minutes to give the alcohol in the wine time to evaporate, and all the flavors time to blend.
Add the calamari to the sauce. Continue to slowly simmer for about another 20 - 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Calamari is done when it is plump and more opaque. Do not cook on higher heat or for a longer period, as calamari is famous for becoming rubbery.

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British English recipe for Calamari in Red Wine and Tomato Sauce.
French recipe for Calamars en sauce au vin et a la tomate.
Australian recipe for Calamari in Red Wine and Tomato Sauce.

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Reviewed on jan. 16, 2006 by RACHEL1070

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.05 star rating.

RACHEL1070
jan. 16, 2006

This was good. Anoter reviewer suggested this was easy. IT IS NOT!! Cleaning 2 lbs of squid takes a minimum of 45 minutes and that is if you know what you are doing. DO NOT USE FRESH SQUID LIKE I DID. It is too tender and turns mushy when cooked, not rubbery like frozen does. The sauce was tasty and I will make again but will add ground meat (or better yet, razor clams). If anyone cares here is how you clean squid. First you pull all the heads off, then you cut off the tentacles off above the eyes. Discard the lower portion of the head. Turn the tentacles inside out and cut off the round bulb center. Rinse and Drain. For the body of the squid, pull out all the back bones. Remove the black skin surface. Cut squid into round pieces. Turn each piece inside out and remove any yuck stuff on the inside under running water, drain. Now instead of putting them in this recipe dredge in a mixture of rice flour and pepper, deep fry in hot oil just seconds (till they float, less than a minute). Drain on paper towel. Make a mixture of low call mayo and sliced peperoncini and dip the squid in till your hearts content. (or a good cocktail sauce)

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This was good. Anoter reviewer suggested this was easy. IT IS NOT!! Cleaning 2 lbs of squid... MORE

Reviewed on jun. 10, 2008 by Caroline C

"Add the calamari to the sauce. Continue to slowly simmer for about another 20 - 30 minutes,... MORE

Reviewed on nov. 12, 2006 by chibiharuka

Thought this was very good & spicy. For a quicker version, I passed on using fresh calamari, ... MORE

Reviewed on apr. 25, 2007 by TUNISIANSWIFE

This is such a quick and easy dish that produces a lovely meal. All the flavors blend so... MORE

Reviewed on dec. 13, 2006 by amber bamber

This is a staple recipe around our house now. You can ad an array of seafood \ shell fish to... MORE

Reviewed on aug. 5, 2006 by BONSAI64

Fantastic! My wife loved this recipe even though I thought there was too much sauce. I... MORE

Reviewed on apr. 26, 2006 by Butterfly Flutterby

This is so so so so good. I definitely recommend simmering the sauce longer to thicken it up.... MORE

Reviewed on may 8, 2004 by cjweimer

ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! I made this for my mom and dad's anniversary dinner, and ohhh, it was to... MORE

Reviewed on mar. 26, 2008 by Ed K.

Too hot & canned tomato sauce doesn't help. Need fresh tomato sauce MORE

Reviewed on feb. 24, 2006 by Tiffany

SOOO good! I barely followed the recipe and it was great, it seems very easy to modify. I used... MORE

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