Stuffed Squid With Wilted Salad
- 12 squid with tentacles, about 1 1/2 pounds
- 2 heads Treviso or regular radicchio, quartered and cored
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 1/2 ounces pancetta, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 3 scallions, minced
- 23 cup dry bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Salt and black pepper
- Remove squid tentacles and chop fine.
- Rinse and dry squid bodies.
- Finely chop one head Treviso or radicchio.
- Shred second head in strips 1/2-inch wide; keep separate.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet.
- Add pancetta and cook over medium heat until starting to brown.
- Add garlic, ginger and tentacles, and saute about a minute.
- Add chopped Treviso or radicchio and scallions.
- Cook until softened.
- Stir in bread crumbs and fish sauce, stir about a minute, add a tablespoon or two of water to release crumbs clinging to pan, and transfer to a bowl.
- Stuff squid bodies with mixture, not packing too tightly and leaving 1/2-inch headroom.
- Secure with toothpick.
- Rub with 1 tablespoon oil.
- Preheat broiler to very hot.
- Heat remaining oil in skillet, add shredded Treviso or radicchio, and cook until wilted.
- Stir in vinegar, toss, season with salt and pepper, and transfer to a platter.
- Broil squid close to source of heat 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side, until barely browned.
- Place on bed of wilted salad and serve.
tentacles, treviso, extra virgin olive oil, pancetta, garlic, ginger, scallions, bread crumbs, fish sauce, red wine vinegar, salt
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11691 (may not work)