Recipe - Squid Saute With Tomatoes And Garlic

1 One half pound Squid; cleaned
15 Garlic cloves; peeled
One half cup Olive oil; divided
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
2 lg Peeled; seeded, & minced
tomatoes
1 bn Cilantro; chopped
1 Recipe spinach pilaf; for
serving (optional), or
cooked basmati rice

Cut the squid into 1/4inch rings. Wash, dry and place in a mixing bowl.

Puree the garlic with One fourth cup of the olive oil in a blender until smooth.
Pour over the squid. Add the salt and pepper, tossing to combine.

Heat a dry medium skillet over high heat. Then add a generous tablespoon of
the remaining One fourth C. olive oil and heat until almost smoking. Pour in one
third of the marinated squid and saute about 30 seconds. Stir in one third
each of the tomatoes and cilantro and cook about 2 minutes longer, just
until the tomatoes dissolve and the garlic colors slightly. Transfer to a
platter, wipe out the skillet and repeat two times.

Serve hot over rice or Spinach Pilaf (see recipe).

Yield: 4 servings TAMALES WORLD TOUR SHOW #WT1A14

Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #807 by Holly Butman
butma001@acpub.duke.edu on Sep 26, 1997