Drunken Squid

Name: Drunken Squid
Ingredients: vegetable oil drizzle; 1 onion finely diced; 3 5/16 pounds squid cleaned; 3 garlic cloves diced; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 cup red wine; 5 3/8 cups tomatoes can of whole; salt; ground black pepper freshly; 3 stalks fresh thyme tied together; steamed rice as an accompaniment

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

vegetable oil drizzle
1 onion finely diced
3 5/16 pounds squid cleaned
3 garlic cloves diced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 cup red wine
5 3/8 cups tomatoes can of whole
salt
ground black pepper freshly
3 stalks fresh thyme tied together
steamed rice as an accompaniment

Directions

1

In a Dutch oven, heat up a drizzle of oil and pour in the diced onion. Saute a few minutes on low heat until softened.
2

Add in the squid and raise the heat until the squid start to release their juices.
3

Incorporate the garlic and lower the heat again. Stir together and simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated out.
4

Dissolve the tomato paste in the red wine then pour into the Dutch oven. Follow with the whole tomatoes and their juice, salt and pepper to taste, and the thyme.
5

Simmer 45 minutes stirring occasionally until the sauce thickens. Crush the tomatoes with a wooden spoon while stirring. Remove the thyme before serving.
6

Serve with steamed rice on the side and more thyme leaves sprinkled over the top as garnish.