Squid in its ink

April 18, 2024

This recipe for squid in its ink is another of my classics, a traditional recipe to enjoy at any time.

There are several theories about the origin of this recipe, Basque, Galician, Venetian, with its ‘seppie in nero’, in my case I show you how my mother passed it on to me.

I usually eat the calamari on its own, with its own ink sauce, dipping some bread in it. They can also be served with white rice, black rice, or integrated into a pasta dish such as tagliatelle, spaghetti with squid…

Video-recipe of the squid

Recipe information

Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min.
Portions: 4
Difficulty level: Medium
Category of the dish:
Main Course
Origin:Basque/Galician/Venetian

Ingredients for 4 persons

2 onions
800g of squid
Olive oil
Salt
White wine: half a glass of coffee
1/2 tbsp flour
Squid ink
1/2 glass of water

How to make squid in its ink

Clean the squid and set aside, or you can also buy them clean.
Peel, slice and chop the onions and set aside in a bowl.
Put the pan on the heat and add the squid. As we stir, they will draw out their juice.
Strain the squid to remove the water and put them back in the pan, this time with the olive oil. We keep stirring.
Add the crushed onions, stir and add the salt.
When the onion is done, add the glass of wine. And stir it all up again.
Once the wine has evaporated, add the 2 tablespoons of flour and stir until dissolved.
Add the glass of water and stir.
We take a small sieve and put some squid ink in it. We prick it, and with a fork we press it to release the ink. We stir.
Cover the frying pan, leave for a few minutes and the squid will be cooked in its ink.

Tips for ink and squid

When you add the flour and dissolve it, don’t leave it on the heat for too long, because if it burns it will give a different taste to this delicious dish!
This recipe can be made with large squid. We cut them into pieces and that’s it.
To freeze squid ink, when I buy large squid and clean them at home, I take the ink and freeze it for these occasions. They also sell frozen squid ink. It is easily available.