Mediterranean Style Squids

The Mediterranean Region is mostly known for its fruits such as olives and grapes, thus, there is a wide use of olive oil and wine in these Mediterranean countries.

Mediterranean Style Squids as the name suggests uses a lot of olive oil and lemon rind in the cooking. These squids are cut into ringlets, soaked in lime juice and cooked with simple salt, pepper, garlic flakes, lemon rind , olive oil and garnished with coriander leaves. 

Even though these squids are cooked with simple garlic pepper and salt. The rind of the lime along with the olive oil adds a tangy flavor to this simple cuisine.

Ingredients

10 - 15 Medium Sized Squids, Cut into ringlets
1 Lime
20 Small Garlic, Chopped Fine
1/4 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp Pepper Powder
1 Tsp Coriander Leaves, Chopped Fine
5 Tbsps Olive Oil

Servings / Time

4 Servings / 40 Minutes

Preparation

1. Clean the squids by separating the tentacles from the main body, wash them well, cut off the head from the tentacles. Cut the main body into ringlets with 1/2 inch thickness. Now mix the tentacles and the ringlets.

2. Take a lime, scrap the rind from the lime and keep the rind aside. Squeeze the juice from the lime onto the squids. Allow the lime juice to soak into the squids for around 15 minutes.

3. Take a pan, add olive oil to the pan, heat the olive oil. As the oil heats into the pan, chop garlic finely and chop coriander leaves fine. Once the oil is hot enough add the lemon rind and the chopped garlic. Allow cooking on a low flame.

4. Once the rind and garlic aroma sets in, add the lime-soaked squids, see that you drain any excess water from the squids. Stir-fry for a few minutes.

5. Cook the squids on a low flame, the squids may ooze out some water as the squids are getting cooked. Allow this water to dry up.

6. Once the water has partially dried, sprinkle some salt, pepper powder and coriander leaves. Stir-fry for about five minutes.

7. Turn off the flame and serve hot.

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