BAKED STUFFED CALAMARI

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Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

Baked Stuffed Calamari
Other stuffing ingredients can be substituted here (chopped squid parts instead of shrimp, basil or other herbs instead of oregano), but the result will be the same: the squid tender and the stuffing oozing with flavor.
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Baked Stuffed Calamari
Recipe
1/2 cup olive oil
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bunch parsley, chopped
1/2 bunch oregano, chopped
4 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 quart fresh Italian bread crumbs
1/2 pound shrimp, cooked and chopped
1 pound squid tubes, cleaned and left whole
1 quart tomato sauce
Salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Over medium-high heat, sweat the onion and garlic in the olive oil for a few minutes, until lightly browned. Add the parsley, oregano and chopped tomato and cook for a minute. Add the breadcrumbs and shrimp and mix. (If the mixture is dry, add a little water or more olive oil.) 2. Stuff the calamari tubes with breadcrumb mixture and close the open ends with toothpicks. 3. Add a little of the tomato sauce to the bottom of a baking dish and then the stuffed squid. Cover the squid with the remaining sauce and loosely cover the dish with aluminum foil. Bake for 40 minutes. 4. Remove aluminum foil and the toothpicks. Garnish with chopped parsley or basil.