Red Wine-braised Squid with Potatoes and Chorizo

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I wanted another seafood dish for our guests one dinner, but didn't want to go with shrimp. (I would have had to peel about 5 pounds or so of shrimps and I wasn't feeling up to it.)

Seeing we had some frozen squid, I quickly ran it under cold tap water to start defrosting.

By the time I had sliced up all of the ingredients for this dish, the squid had already defrosted. You'd think I planned it all like that.

I was always curious about squid and potatoes together, so I wanted to do a dish with those two ingredients. I had a chorizo sausage left over from my chicken and chorizo paella so I diced it up and used it in this dish as well.



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This came together like any stew/braise. I started with the chorizo, then sautéed my aromatics in the rendered fat. I added the squid, then the red wine. After a bit, the potatoes and seasonings went in. Tomatoes finished the dish.

For the spicing, I went with the combination of smoked paprika and cinnamon, which, for some reason, really, really works together. This wasn't spicy-hot, but there's a background heat from the smoked paprika that gave the dish good warmth. It would also be good with a more heat.

I wasn't planning to use red wine at first, but it beckoned to me from its nearly empty container. The red wine gave the dish such a "rustic" and "old-fashioned" colour, which I didn't plan on really. As TS put it, this dish had a very "Old World" (Spanish, perhaps?) feel to it.

This tasted absolutely wonderful. It was very satisfying and hearty, the squid juices melding nicely with the chorizo, the aromatics and the seasonings. While we ate it with rice, of course, a nice big hunk of bread would be the thing to have with this.



[eatingclub] Spanish
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Roast Duck and Orange Crêpes with Orange-White Wine Sauce
Sardinas na Bangus (Milkfish in the style of Sardines)
Red Wine-braised Squid with Potatoes and Chorizo
Philippine Beef Salpicao (and a Spanish variation)
Stewed Tripe, Spanish-style
Lengua Estofada (Beef Tongue Braised in Red Wine and Veal Stock)
Bacalao con Patatas (Baked Salt Cod and Potatoes)
Salsa Romesco ("Queen of the Catalan Sauces!")
Grilled Calçots (Green Onions) with Salsa Romesco
Empanada de Pavo
(Galician-style Meat Pie with Turkey Filling), plus Turkey Cracklings!
Fideuá (Spanish Seafood Noodle "Paella")... and Paella
Cocido (Spanish Stew with Various Pork Cuts)
Slow-Roast Pork Shoulder, Two Ways

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Recipe
Red Wine-braised Squid with Potatoes and Chorizo
Serves 8

1 large chorizo, diced
1 onion, diced
6 cloves garlic, chopped
2 lbs squid
1 cup red wine (or, to cover)
1 large potato, diced
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 large tomato, diced

In a pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chorizo until it renders some of its fat. Add onions and garlic and cook for about 1 minutes. Add squid, then red wine (start with 1 cup; you may add more to cover the contents of the pot). Bring to a boil then lower heat. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.

Add potatoes to the pot, followed by the smoked paprika and cinnamon. Cover once again and continue simmering until potatoes are cooked. Stir in the tomatoes and serve.