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                          BAKED STUFFED SQUID

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Serving Size  : 5    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Greek                            Seafood

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                       Karen Mintzias
  1       lb           Squid
                       Salt
  6       tb           Olive oil
  1                    Onion -- chopped
    1/3   c            Raw long-grain white rice
    1/2   c            Chopped fresh parsley
    1/4   c            Chopped fresh mint leaves
  2       tb           White wine
    1/4   c            Pine nuts
    1/4   c            Black raisins
                       Freshly ground pepper
  4                    Peeled tomatoes -- drained
    1/3   c            White wine

 Wash and clean the squid, separating the outer sacs from the heads and
 tentacles, removing and discarding the translucent cartilage, and small
 sand bag and ink.  Rub salt on the outer sacs and rinse them inside and out
 with cold water.  Heads and tentacles should be rinsed thoroughly and
 cooked along with the sacs after you stuff the latter.  Drain and set
 aside.

 Heat 1/4 cup of the oil in a heavy frying pan, then add the onion and cook,
 without browning, until transparent.  Stir in the rice and saute a few
 minutes, until golden.  Blend in the parsley, mint, 2 tablespoons wine,
 pine nuts, and raisins, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add
 enough water to half cover and cook for a few minutes, then stuff the squid
 sacs with the mixture using a very small spoon and allowing enough liquid
 in each for the rice to cook.  Seal opening with skewers or toothpicks.
 Place the stuffed sacs with the heads and tentacles in a baking-serving
 dish.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper and set aside.

 Meanwhile, combine the tomatoes, 1/3 cup wine, and a little salt and pepper
 in a small saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.  Pour the sauce over the
 squid and dribble the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over the top. Bake
 in a medium-slow oven (300 F) for 1 1/2 hours or until the squid and rice
 are tender and the sauce has thickened.  Serve warm or cold.

 From: "The Food of Greece" by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles.  Avenel Books, New
 York.

 Typed for you by Karen Mintzias



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