Squid In Sherry Sauce Recipes

CHAR-GRILLED SQUID IN SHERRY MARINADE

Steps:

• Method
• 1. To make the marinade, whisk all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the squid, cover, and let marinate in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours.
• 2. Prepare a hot fire in a grill. Oil a perforated grill rack or a cast-iron grill griddle and preheat on the grill.
• 3. Remove the squid from the marinade. Place the squid on the prepared grill rack and grill for 4 minutes, turning once, or until the squid are almost opaque all the way through and have crisped around the ends and tentacles. Do not overcook or they will become rubbery.
• 4. To serve, arrange on a platter, drizzle with olive oil, and scatter with parsley.

SIZZLING SHERRY SHRIMP WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, and paprika in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot and the garlic has turned golden brown, increase heat to high and add the shrimp. Cook until the shrimp turn pink and opaque, about 3 minutes.
• Deglaze the pan with sherry or lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve garnished with chopped parsley.

CALAMARI IN RED WINE AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• 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.

MUSHROOM-SHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onions and garlic; sauté 5 minutes.
• Stir in the mushrooms and sauté until they start to give off their liquid, about 5 minutes.
• Remove mushrooms and keep warm.
• Stir flour, paprika, thyme, marjoram, salt and pepper into butter; cook 1 minute.
• Stir in the sherry and cook 1 minute.
• Stir in the stock and return mushrooms to pan; simmer 5 minutes.
• If thinner sauce desired, add small amounts of sherry until desired consistency.

RHODE ISLAND SQUID RINGS WITH CHERRY PEPPERS AND GARLIC

Steps:

• If using fresh squid, gently pull off the head and tentacles from the body sac. Cut off the tentacles above the eyes. Reach into the body sac and pull out and discard the quill-shaped plastic-like bone. Peel off the skin from the body sac. Cut body sac into rings. Tentacles can also be used.
• Mix flour, garlic powder and pepper in a plastic bag. Rinse sliced squid, then pat off excess moisture. Shake in the bag with flour.
• Add about 1/4 -inch of corn oil to a heavy skillet and heat over medium-high heat until very hot. Squid will stick if oil isn't hot enough.
• Add some of the squid, without crowding. (You'll probably have to cook in two batches.) Cook until crisp and brown, turning once. Drain squid on paper towels.
• Finish the second batch (heat more oil if needed) and drain.
• To skillet, add chopped garlic and saute quickly. Add some sliced hot cherry peppers and a tablespoon of their juice. Heat, then add the squid; heat through, then serve.

SHRIMP IN SHERRY BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook shrimp shells, stirring, 1 minute. Add water, onion halves, carrot, bay leaf, parsley, thyme, peppercorns, and salt and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes.
• Pour stock through a large sieve lined with a dampened paper towel into a large bowl, discarding solids. Return stock to cleaned pot. Add shrimp and cook over high heat (stock will be hot but not boiling), stirring frequently, until just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer shrimp with a slotted spoon to a large shallow baking pan, spreading in 1 layer to cool quickly. Boil stock until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, 30 to 40 minutes, then transfer to a bowl.
• Stir together flour and 1 1/2 tablespoons butter until a paste forms, then set aside. Cook minced onion in 1 tablespoon butter in cleaned pot over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add Sherry and boil until liquid is reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 2 minutes. Add shrimp stock and bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and whisk in remaining 5 1/2 tablespoons butter until just incorporated. Whisk in flour paste, bit by bit, and simmer sauce, whisking, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Add lemon juice, shrimp, and salt and pepper to taste and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until shrimp are just heated through, about 1 minute.

SQUID IN RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet with a lid, and turn the heat to medium-high. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until lightly browned. Add the squid and stir, then lower the heat, and add the wine. Stir, add the thyme, and cover.
• Cook at a slow simmer until the squid is tender, about 45 minutes. Uncover, season with salt and pepper to taste, raise the heat, and cook until most but not all of the liquid is evaporated. Stir in the remaining olive oil, garnish with parsley, and serve.

SQUID WITH SAFFRON SAUCE

Steps:

• Clean the squid and chop the tentacles. Heat the oil in a frying pan and soften the onion with the garlic without browning them. Add the tentacles and cook for 5 minutes.
• In a mixing bowl combine the egg yolks, Parmesan, ham, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and parsley. Add the tentacles and mix thoroughly.
• Stuff the squid with the mixture and close the openings securely with a toothpick.
• Make the sauce. Heat the oil in a heavy fireproof casserole or frying pan that will hold the squid comfortably in one layer and saute the onions and garlic until soft. Add the stuffed squid and the remaining ingredients. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, basting the squid with the sauce if necessary.
• Uncover the squid and cook for a further 35 minutes. Correct seasoning and baste frequently. Remove the bay leaf, sprinkle the squid with parsley and serve.