maltatoday WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2017
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Food
Method
1. Saute the onion and garlic in olive oil.
2. Dice the mushrooms and add them to
the pan.
3. Dice the prawns and add to the
mixture. Season with salt and pepper
and take off the heat.
4. Add the pine nuts, basil and parsley.
5. Allow the mixture to cool and stuff into
cleaned calamari, making sure you
don't over-stuff. Secure the opening
with a toothpick.
6. Heat some more olive oil in a pan and
add the calamari.
7. Fry the calamari, turning occasionally.
8. Add the cherry tomatoes, prawns and
some more basil and parsley.
9. Allow to cook for approx. 4 mins and
serve immediately.
Stuffed calamari with prawns and mushrooms
Servers 4
Ingredients
• Olive oil
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 5 large chestnut mushrooms
• 3 buttom mushrooms
• 100g prawns, shelled
• Handful pine nuts
• Handful basil leaves
• Handful parsley, chopped
• 6 calamari
• Handful cherry tomatoes
• Handful prawns
Michael
Diacono
Prawns and mushrooms are an unlikely combination, but in this recipe,
by Michael Diacono they create a unique flavour for stuffing in these
calamari. What's even better is that you can get them ready in half an
hour. Try your hand at something different this week.
