River Cottage's Seared Squid

Name: River Cottage's Seared Squid
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large garlic clove, very finely chopped; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 smalls to 5 small-medium squid (about 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 pounds in total); 1 Tbsp sweet or smoked paprika or sumac, plus 1 teaspoon to finish

River Cottage's Seared Squid might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 33 calories, 0g of protein, and 4g of fat each. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have garlic clove, olive oil, to 5 small-medium squid, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet.

Instructions

Clean the squid. Set aside the trimmed tentacles. Now cut open the squid pouches,“butterfly,” and score them in a cross-hatch pattern, making sure you don’t cut right through the flesh.

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Squid

Cut each butterflied squid body into 2 or 3 smaller pieces.

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Squid

Combine the squid pieces, along with the tentacles, in a bowl with the garlic, olive oil, paprika or sumac, and salt and pepper, tossing them together with your hands and making sure lots of the flavorings get trapped in the diamond cuts.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Paprika

Garlic

Squid

Sumac

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Bowl

Heat a grill, cast-iron griddle, or heavy-bottomed ridged pan until really hot. (If you fear the bars on your grate are too widely set for the tentacles, put a mesh screen on top of the grate.)

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Frying Pan

Grill

Lay the pieces of squid on it, diamond side up, and the tentacles as they fall.

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Squid

Let them cook for just 1 minute, then turn them all over. Cook for a minute more. The butterflied squid pieces will want to curl up, so flip them over one more time to encourage them to do so, and allow the curled up pieces to get a final minute of cooking. Total cooking time: 4 minutes max.

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Squid

Serve immediately, with a few more pinches of paprika or sumac flicked over the squid. On the side: a few dressed, peppery salad leaves, such as arugula, mustard, and baby kale. And, if you want to make a main course out of it, French fries.

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French Fries