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Squid Ink Pasta
Squid Ink Pasta Recipe
Easy recipe for pasta (usually spaghetti or linguine) coated in a savoury squid ink sauce.
Ingredients:
- 2 servings (about 120-150 grams) spaghetti or linguine
- 1/2 + 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 chilli padi de-seeded and sliced thinly
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 medium squid cleaned & sliced thinly
- 1/2 onion chopped finely
- 1/2 stalk celery sliced thinly
- 1 sachet (4 grams) squid ink (nero di seppia)
- 200 ml chicken stock
- 5 tbsp tomato pasta sauce
- 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning may substitute with fresh herbs e.g. rosemary and thyme, chopped finely
- 1 tbsp cream
- 20 grams butter cubed
- a small handful Italian flat-leaf parsley chopped finely
- salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
- Cook pasta in a pot of salted boiling water, until al dente (I usually minus about 2-3 minutes from the packaging’s recommended timing). Drain pasta.
- Heat 1/2 tbsp olive oil in a saucepan, add chilli and garlic. Stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add squid, a tiny pinch of salt and stir-fry briefly until the squid is just cooked and turns opaque. Set aside.
- Add 1 tbsp of olive oil to the pan with the squid juices, fry the onions and celery on low heat for a few minutes until the onions are nicely sweated. Then add squid ink, chicken stock, pasta sauce and Italian seasoning.
- When the sauce bubbles, lower the heat. Stir in cream and butter. You may tweak the consistency of the sauce by adding more chicken stock or cream. Season with salt (only if needed) and black pepper.
- Coat cooked pasta in the squid ink sauce and divide into two serving plates. Top with the previously cooked squid and parsley.
Noob Cook Tip
Squid ink may stain your clothes (permanently), hands and kitchen surfaces (not permanent). Be careful when handling squid ink and wear disposable gloves if preferred.
Notes
- I bought my squid ink sachet from Spice Story in Bangkok (Siam Paragon supermarket). In Singapore, I read at Chubby Hubby that it can be found at Culina Dempsey.
- I have not tried it myself, but here’s a youtube link for harvesting squid ink from fresh squids.
- Nero Di Seppia translates as cuttlefish ink, but in English we often translate the dish as squid (calamaro) ink – not sure why!
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I’ve never cooked with squid ink. I’d love to try using it though. And, I’ll have to remember to check my teeth after eating!
HI Wiffy,
Squid ink pasta is my favourite!
The squid ink satchets are available from TORQUE@TOTT dunearn road too!
I was wondering if using squid ink pasta might be tastier…
thanks for the info!
Wonderful recipe, wonder if it taste good with fried crispy calamary
Where do you get the edible squid ink?
Check out page two of the recipe, cooking note 1.