Serves 4
I love calamari and this dish is probably my all time favorite! It’s made with nothing but fresh, healthy ingredients and it’s absolutely delicious! I like to serve it with a kale salad or sautéed veggies on the side. You can also serve it over a high fiber pasta like 100% whole wheat, chickpea, lentil, quinoa or buckwheat. My husband named this dish because he says it’s just like one you’d find on Mulberry Street in 1984.
Ingredients:
- 4 lbs. of fresh and cleaned Calamari
- 4 Cloves of Organic Garlic
- 1 Bottle of white cooking wine that cooks well with a seafood sauce (ask for suggestion at any wine or liquor store)
- 1 heaping tablespoon Coconut Oil
- Salt
- Fresh Pepper
- Chili Flakes
- Rao’s Marinara Sauce
- Chopped Basil (optional)
Preparation:
- Cut the Calamari in ringlet size pieces (1/4-1/2 inch thick)
- Cut the garlic in thin slices.
- Put heaping tablespoon of coconut oil in a very large, deep sauté pan over medium heat.
- When oil has coated the pan, add garlic and sauté until turning fragrant and turning lightly brown, about 2-3 minutes.
- Cut the garlic in thin slices.
- Put heaping tablespoon of coconut oil in a very large, deep sauté pan.
- Once oil has melted, add garlic to the pan and sauté until fragrant and turning lightly brown.
- Add the calamari to the pan and turn heat to high.
- Immediately add ¾ of the bottle of wine in the pan. Add a pinch of salt.
- Add fresh pepper to taste.
- Add red pepper flakes (more the better).
- Stirring occasionally, let cook until all the wine has evaporated, about 50 min. Once all the liquid has cooked off, turn heat to low.
- In a separate small saucepan, add ½ jar of Rao’s Marinara Sauce until hot. Once marinara sauce is hot, add it to the cooked calamari. Stir together on high simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped basil (optional).
- Serve and enjoy!