Pistachio Lemon Stuffed Squid
An aromatic recipe featuring a brown rice stuffing for your squid, and a herb-rich flavor. The squid is served with a spicy sauce. This unusual squid with pistachios is really tasty.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Seafood
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 squid tubes, 10 oz (285g) each
- ¾ cup (140g) uncooked brown rice
- Zest of ½ lemon
- ½ lemon
- 3 oz (85g) toasted pistachios
- ½ bunch minced dill weed
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ bunch minced parsley
- ½ bunch minced cilantro
- Pinch each salt and pepper
For the Sauce
- 2 chopped red bell peppers
- 2 chopped yellow onions
- 1 sliced red chili pepper
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons (210ml) water
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook the rice with the lemon zest.
- Drain and cool for 45 minutes.
- Mix the rice, pistachios, parsley, salt, pepper, cilantro, dill weed, and lemon juice.
- Put all the ingredients for the sauce (NOT the ¾ cup water – NOT the 175ml water) into a skillet.
- Cook over a high heat for 5 minutes then add the ¾ cup (175ml) water and turn the heat down a bit.
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Pour the sauce into a bowl and puree with hand whisk.
- Stuff the squid tubes 2/3 full with the rice stuffing and close the ends by threading with toothpicks.
- Put 2 tablespoons of oil into the skillet you just made the sauce in (don’t rinse it first) and heat over a medium-high heat.
- Cook the squid for 5 minutes on each side or until tender.
- Slice the stuffed squid into half inch (or slightly wider) pieces and serve with the sauce.
Notes
- Toast pistachios by warming them in a dry (don’t add oil) skillet until they’re lightly golden and fragrant.
- You can use white rice if preferred (basmati is good) – just adjust the cooking time accordingly. Alternatively use fresh breadcrumbs.
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