Skip to content

Stefan's Gourmet Blog

Cooking, food, wine

  • Home
  • About me
  • Recipe Index
    • Appetizer recipes
    • Risotto recipes
    • Pasta recipes
      • Fresh pasta recipes
    • Meat and poultry recipes
      • Beef recipes
      • Chicken recipes
      • Pork recipes
      • Game Recipes
      • Veal recipes
      • Lamb recipes
      • Duck recipes
    • Fish recipes
      • Tuna recipes
      • Salmon recipes
      • Monkfish recipes
      • Sole recipes
    • Seafood recipes
      • Shrimp recipes
      • Lobster recipes
      • Octopus recipes
      • Scampi (langoustine) recipes
      • Squid, calamari or cuttlefish recipes
    • Vegetable recipes
    • Baking recipes
    • Dessert recipes
    • Vegetarian recipes
    • Side dishes
  • Sous-vide
  • Italian menu
  • Restaurant Reviews
  • Wine
  • Coming soon…

Tag: squid

2. Primi (pasta, risotto)4 Comments

Ravioli di Ricotta al Ragù ai Frutti di Mare

February 26, 2022February 15, 2022 StefanGourmet

When I make ravioli, usually I put most of the ingredients in the filling and serve them with a simple sauce. But when I had ravioli stuffed with ricotta and seafood ragù at Pepe Nero, I realized that the other … Continue reading Ravioli di Ricotta al Ragù ai Frutti di Mare

2. Primi (pasta, risotto)4 Comments

Spaghetti with Squid ‘in Bianco’

February 10, 2020 StefanGourmet

One of the questions I get asked the most is “Do you also cook elaborate meals on weekdays, spending a long time in the kitchen?” I always answer that I do cook nice food every day, but that it doesn’t … Continue reading Spaghetti with Squid ‘in Bianco’

2. Primi (pasta, risotto)6 Comments

Cooking on board: Pasta with Squid Ragù

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 StefanGourmet

Before the secondo piatto I blogged about yesterday, I served this pasta with squid ragù. With the feeble heat of the gas stove and the thin pans provided I could not sear the squid, so I decided to braise the … Continue reading Cooking on board: Pasta with Squid Ragù

1. Antipasti (appetizers)7 Comments

Squid, Caviar, and Lentils

July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 StefanGourmet

One of my favorite dishes at Aqua*** was “squid cut into the shape of tagliatelle and cooked in a stock of smoked sturgeon with Beluga lentils, imperial caviar, sauce of smoked sturgeon and samphire”. I really liked the combination of … Continue reading Squid, Caviar, and Lentils

Secondi di Pesce (fish dishes)7 Comments

Seafood and Vegetable Soup (Zuppa Mediterranea)

June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 StefanGourmet

At seafood restaurant Angiolina in Pisciotta, south of Naples, I enjoyed a wonderful seafood and vegetable soup. Back home I made my own version. You can easily adapt it to what is available and seasonal, in terms of both seafood … Continue reading Seafood and Vegetable Soup (Zuppa Mediterranea)

2. Primi (pasta, risotto)6 Comments

Squid Tagliolini with Yellow Cherry Tomatoes

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 StefanGourmet

On the beautiful Golfo di Policastro in Basilicata, Southern Italy, we had a wonderful dinner by the sea at Cala del Citro in Maratea. One of the dishes was black tagliolini with raw squid, and this recipe was inspired by … Continue reading Squid Tagliolini with Yellow Cherry Tomatoes

2. Primi (pasta, risotto)11 Comments

Risotto ai Frutti di Mare (Seafood Risotto)

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 StefanGourmet

To my surprise I had not yet blogged my recipe for risotto ai frutti di mare. That needed to be rectified as soon as possible, and it is certainly no punishment to have to eat this. There are two important … Continue reading Risotto ai Frutti di Mare (Seafood Risotto)

Asian cuisine13 Comments

Taiwanese Squid with Thai Basil and Ginger

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 StefanGourmet

As Taiwan is an island we traveled along the coast, it is not surprising that seafood was abundant and fresh. Squid was available as street food (recipe to follow in the summer) and stir fried in restaurants. At 旗后活海產 on Cijin … Continue reading Taiwanese Squid with Thai Basil and Ginger

1. Antipasti (appetizers)12 Comments

Squid with Avocado

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 StefanGourmet

I’m still cooking dishes from our trip to Sardinia and Corsica in September of last year. Today’s was a simple but very nice appetizer we had at C’era una volta in Palau on Sardinia: grilled squid with avocado. The soft … Continue reading Squid with Avocado

1. Antipasti (appetizers), Secondi di Pesce (fish dishes)25 Comments

Stuffed Calamari Braised in Tomato Sauce (Calamari Ripieni)

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 StefanGourmet

Our vacation to Sardinia provided a lot of inspiration for dishes to cook. Yet another one from La Perla in Calasetta is stuffed calamari braised in tomato sauce. This reminded me of a recipe by Biba Caggiano that I still … Continue reading Stuffed Calamari Braised in Tomato Sauce (Calamari Ripieni)

Cooking12 Comments

Paella Mixta

September 16, 2017September 16, 2017 StefanGourmet

Paella is one of the best known dishes from Spain, although it is really from the Spanish city of Valencia on the Mediterranean coast. The name “paella” simply means “pan” in Valencian, although a paella pan is called a “paellera” … Continue reading Paella Mixta

2. Primi (pasta, risotto)9 Comments

Pasta with Calamari and Bell Peppers

January 7, 2017January 8, 2017 StefanGourmet

Calamari and squid are both types of cuttlefish. You can use any type for this recipe. Squid can be cooked in two ways: either very short or very long. Something in between, and it will be tough. Since I was … Continue reading Pasta with Calamari and Bell Peppers

2. Primi (pasta, risotto)6 Comments

Linguine with Calamari Tentacles (Linguine ai Tentacoli di Calamari)

May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 StefanGourmet

Calamari are mostly known as deep fried rings. They are especially delicious when you make them from fresh calamari. Calamari do not only consist of a body (that is cut into rings) but they also have tentacles. You could deep … Continue reading Linguine with Calamari Tentacles (Linguine ai Tentacoli di Calamari)

2. Primi (pasta, risotto)12 Comments

Linguine ai Frutti di Mare

September 10, 2014 StefanGourmet

The secret to a great linguine ai frutti di mare is to use fresh seafood and to use the juices of the vongole and a stock made from the shrimp heads and shells for the sauce. It is a bit of … Continue reading Linguine ai Frutti di Mare

Secondi di Pesce (fish dishes)5 Comments

Cacciucco (Tuscan Seafood Soup)

August 29, 2014August 29, 2014 StefanGourmet

Fish soup is prepared all along the Mediterranean coast. There are many varieties such as bouillabaisse from France and zarzuela from Spain. Cacciccuo alla Livornese is a fish soup from the Tuscan coast that has three distinguishing features: it is made with … Continue reading Cacciucco (Tuscan Seafood Soup)

Cooking9 Comments

Rice and Seafood Salad (Insalata di Riso e Frutti di Mare)

August 7, 2014 StefanGourmet

The idea for this rice salad with seafood came from Biba Caggiano, my favorite Italian cookery book author. This salad is brimming with tender morsels of tasty seafood, crunchy vegetables, a nice zing from the dressing, gherkins and capers, and a … Continue reading Rice and Seafood Salad (Insalata di Riso e Frutti di Mare)

2. Primi (pasta, risotto)17 Comments

Pasta with Squid (Conchiglie alla Pappagano)

May 4, 2014 StefanGourmet

Yet another simple and delicious seafood pasta dish from Biba Caggiano that only takes as long as it takes to cook the pasta: pasta shells with calamari, tomatoes, anchovies, and chile pepper flakes. This is best with fresh squid, but … Continue reading Pasta with Squid (Conchiglie alla Pappagano)

1. Antipasti (appetizers)16 Comments

Deep-Fried Calamari (Calamares Fritos)

February 25, 2014February 23, 2014 StefanGourmet

Seafood deep fried in batter is delicious and has been around for a long time. The famous tempura is in fact something the Japanese picked up from Portuguese explorers. Although deep-fried squid is known in the USA by the Italian “calamari”, to me … Continue reading Deep-Fried Calamari (Calamares Fritos)

© Stefan Boer, 2011-2022. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to StefanGourmet.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Stefan's Gourmet Blog
    • Join 4,396 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Stefan's Gourmet Blog
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...