Greek Braised Squid

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• olive oil, for frying
• 2 onions, sliced into rings
• 3 celery ribs, thickly sliced diagonally
• 2 fennel bulbs, coarsely sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, toasted and ground
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander seed, toasted and ground
• 2 red chilies, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 cup red wine
• 4 cups fish stock
• 2 oranges, juice and zest of
• 6 squid, cleaned, thick-cut into 1in squares
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, coarsely chopped
• ciabatta, to serve

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 275°f
• 2 heat a little olive oil in a heavy-based ovenproof casserole and sweat the onions, celery and fennel until softened but not brown. stir in the ground spices, chili to taste and the tomatoes.
• 3 add the wine, fish stock, orange juice and zest, then stir in the chopped squid.
• 4 cover and bake for about 2 hours until tender. stir through some of the chopped cilantro.
• 5 serve in big bowls, sprinkled with remaining coriander and accompanied by lots of fresh ciabatta to mop up the juice.