Fricassee of Squid and Potatoes

Name: Fricassee of Squid and Potatoes
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: french, mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds squid, or a firm-fleshed fish like salmon or catfish; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 onions (about 8 ounces), peeled and sliced thin; 1 1/2 pounds tiny potatoes (the size of large cherry tomatoes), peeled; 4 large cloves garlic, peeled and chopped (1 tablespoon); 1 teaspoons herbes de Provence or Italian seasoning; 1 pound cherry tomatoes, cleaned; 1/2 cup oil-cured black olive pieces (about 3 ounces); 1/2 cup dry white wine; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped parsley

By Jacques Pepin

Total Time: 30 minutes
Rating: 4(14)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

1½pounds squid, or a firm-fleshed fish like salmon or catfish
4tablespoons olive oil
2onions (about 8 ounces), peeled and sliced thin
1½pounds tiny potatoes (the size of large cherry tomatoes), peeled
4large cloves garlic, peeled and chopped (1 tablespoon)
1teaspoons herbes de Provence or Italian seasoning
1pound cherry tomatoes, cleaned
½cup oil-cured black olive pieces (about 3 ounces)
½cup dry white wine
¾teaspoon salt
2tablespoons coarsely chopped parsley

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Preparation

Step 1
Be sure that the plastic-like pen, and all bones and cartilage, have been removed from the body of the squid and that the beak has been removed from the tentacles. If the black surface skin has not already been removed, pull it off and discard. Rinse the squid body and tentacles well under cool water and cut them into 1½-inch pieces. Set aside.
Step 2
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan until hot but not smoking. Add the onion and saute it about 2 minutes. Add the potatoes, cover, and reduce the heat to low. Cook about 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. The recipe can be prepared to this point a few hours before serving and set aside in the saucepan.
Step 3
About 10 to 15 minutes before serving, reheat the potatoes and add the squid, garlic, herbes de Provence, tomatoes, olives, wine and salt. Cover, bring to a boil, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, removing the lid long enough to stir the mixture occasionally, just until the squid are tender when pierced with a fork.
Step 4
Transfer the contents of the saucepan to a serving dish, sprinkle with the parsley and serve.