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Baby Calamari Stuffed with Halloumi

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Cypriot

Ingredients

  • 20-25 Baby Calamari , without their skin, cleaned and inner bone removed
  • 200 g Halloumi , Charalambides Christis, coarsely grated
  • 150 g Sausage with Leeks , cut in small cubes
  • 2 Eggs
  • 50 g Breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley , roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp Sweet Paprika
  • 50 ml White Wine
  • EVOO , Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 Cup Black Lentils , Beluga, cooked
  • Wasabi Micro Greens
  • ½ tsp Fine Sea Salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground Black Pepper

Instructions

  • We place a medium pot on medium heat, and we pour a tablespoon of oil. A minute later we add the sausage pieces, sprinkle the paprika and we fry for 2-3’ while tossing frequently. Remove to a bowl, cover and keep aside.
  • In the same pot we add 2 more tablespoons of oil and a minute later we throw in the tentacles frying no more than 2’. Deglaze with the wine and allow for the alcohol to evaporate. Remove to a plate and keep aside.
  • To make the stuffing we add into the bowl with the cooked sausages pieces the grated halloumi, the eggs, breadcrumbs, parsley, season with the salt and pepper and we mix well.
  • To stuff the calamari, we cut the top of the tube, and we scoop in the stuffing filling just the 2/3 of the tube. We close the end of the tube with a cocktail stick or a toothpick, and we repeat for the rest.
  • In the meantime, we turn the oven on, air circulation, 190°C, rack set at the middle.
  • We place a large frying pan on medium heat and once it heats up, we pour couple of tablespoons of oil. A minute later we add in batches the filled calamari tubes and we sear them for about a minute and a half per side. Then we add them into an oven proof baking dish, and we place in the oven cooking for just 4’.
  • To serve we add at the bottom of our serving plate the lentils and on top the calamari tubes, with the cocktail stick removed, along with some tentacles. Drizzle with a bit of olive oil, add some wasabi micro greens, add a cut lemon on the side and serve.

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