Inspired again by Ottolenghi’s cookbook Simple, I decide to prepare a stew with squid. Instead of calamari I buy moscardini, super fresh and only 10 euro per kilo. 500 grams of moscardini is, after cleaning a nice portion for 2p. Prepare this recipe for the same day, or the following day (even better). Chop and … More Stew with moscardini
Musky octopus or moscardini in Italian are often cheaper than the traditional calamari and really tasty. They are not difficult to clean, but it’s a smelly mess in your rubbish bin, so I prefer to buy them ‘cleaned’ and prepare the same day. Marinate the octopus with lemon zeste, garlic, olive oil, pepper and salt. … More Fresh moscardini
Pasta vongole is one of Iris’ favorites and I promised to prepare it again trying to find a little variation for my blog ;-). For 2p 500 grams of vongole is a large portion (although I do not have any idea about what the exact weight of the ‘real food’ is). For a little variation … More Fresh vongole and moscardini = Italy
As a regular client at the fish stall in the local supermarket the guy was interested in the way I would prepare the moscardini, which is a kind of squid. The idea of a risotto was ok-ish to him, but linguini would be better and thus I changed my mind ;-). Put a pinch of … More Moscardini, vongole, linguini and saffron white wine sauce
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