Jamie Magazine
By Andy Harris
Squid with tamarind recado & pineapple salsa
1 hr 10 mins
Not Too Tricky
serves 6
About the recipe
Dried Mexican chillies are available at selected Tesco supermarkets, Whole Foods Market, specialist Mexican stores or online from mexgrocer.co.uk or steenbergs.co.uk.
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Ingredients
500g squid, cleaned, from sustainable sources
1 lime
TAMARIND RECADO
4 plum tomatoes
1 onion
6 cloves of garlic
olive oil
100g tamarind pulp or 80g tamarind paste
6 dried chipotle chillies
PINEAPPLE & CHILLI SALSA
120g chopped fresh pineapple
½ a bunch of fresh mint
½ a lime
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC/gas 6.
- Halve the tomatoes and peel and halve the onion, then place in a roasting tray with the unpeeled garlic cloves. Season, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil and roast for 30 minutes, or until soft. Transfer to a plate and allow to cool. Peel the garlic.
- Place the tamarind pulp in a small bowl, cover with boiling water and soak for 15 minutes (if using paste, omit this step).
- Place the chillies in a bowl. Cover with boiling water and soak for 15 minutes. Drain, reserving the liquid.
- Place the chillies, garlic, half the roasted onion, the tomatoes, 3 tablespoons of oil, 1 tablespoon of sea salt and some freshly ground black pepper in a food processor and blend to a thick paste.
- Add the tamarind pulp and liquid (or the paste), then 6 tablespoons of the chilli liquid and blend briefly again to combine. Transfer the mixture to a large non-reactive bowl.
- Slice, then place the squid in the marinade, cover with clingfilm and marinate for 3 to 4 hours in the fridge.
- Preheat a barbecue or cast-iron griddle pan to a medium heat.
- Remove the squid from the fridge, shake off excess marinade and cook, turning, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until tender and beginning to blacken.
- For the salsa, cook the pineapple on a barbecue or cast-iron griddle pan on medium heat, turning occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender and blackening.
- Transfer to a food processor, pick, finely chop and add the mint, along with the remaining roasted onion and blitz to a chunky paste. Stir through the lime juice.
- Divide the squid among serving plates and serve with the pineapple salsa and a squeeze of fresh lime.
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