Kalamari With Anchovy And Olive Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 tablespoons butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
• 4 shallots, minced
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 6 anchovy fillets, minced
• 1/2 cup kalamata olive, pitted and minced
• 2 tablespoons ouzo or 2 tablespoons pernod
• 4 lbs whole small squid, cleaned (you can also purchase them pre-cleaned)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• lemon wedge (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 for sauce: in a skillet, melt the butter over moderate heat, add garlic, cilantro, shallots, mustard, anchovies, olives and ouzo and season to taste.
• 2 cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• 3 for squid: cut squid into ¼ inch rings and toss with the flour.
• 4 in a large skillet, heat 2 tblsps of the oil over high heat until hot and cook squid, stirring, for 1-2 minutes, or until .
• 5 stir cooked squid into the prepared sauce and cook 2 minutes.
• 6 transfer to a heated serving dish and garnish with lemon wedges.
• 7 great served with a pilaf.