Not so long ago, squid in our country was considered a delicacy, they rarely appeared in stores. Traditionally, they were used to make salads for the festive table. Currently, non-fish sea products (another name for seafood) are widespread, they can be found on the shelves of trading enterprises almost everywhere. It has a peculiar taste, which is why it is very important to select a side dish when serving a ready-made squid dish so that it does not set off its taste, but rather emphasizes it.
Consider which foods go well with squid, imagine some original recipes.
Which side dish suits squid
Translated from French, the word "side dish" is translated as "decoration" or "addition." In cooking, it is a product or a set of products that are added to the main dish to decorate, contrast, complement flavors or to neutralize them. Side dishes for squid may vary depending on the method of preparation, on national preferences.
Rice with vegetables
Many experienced culinary specialists note that vegetables and rice are the most suitable side dishes for this seafood. If you are considering a side dish for squid, use this recipe.
You will need the following ingredients (based on two servings):
- 1 tbsp. rice;
- 100 g canned corn and peas;
- 1 carrot;
- 5-6 cloves of garlic;
- 50 g of celery and parsley roots;
- 3 tbsp. l olive oil;
- black pepper, paprika, wine, salt.
Step by step recipe
- First of all, you need to cook all the vegetables: drain the water from peas and corn. Cut the carrots into medium-sized cubes, parsley and celery roots - small. Please note: we do not peel garlic, it will be cooked in a shell.
- Boil the rice for the squid until ready, it is best to take long-grain. Try not to turn it into a sticky porridge during the cooking process, prescription needs friable rice.
- In a saucepan, heat the oil well and fry parsley, celery and carrots in it for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add spices, unpeeled garlic cloves, sweet paprika (1-2 teaspoons are enough) and fry for 2 minutes.
- We send corn and peas to them, pour white dry wine (about 3-4 tbsp. L.) And 200 ml of hot water. By the way, wine can be replaced with lemon juice. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for a quarter of an hour.
Wild rice
Professionals advise making a side dish for squid in rice sour cream. The dish is perfect for a festive meal, as well as for a quiet family dinner. Recently, various types of rice have been widely used in cooking, and wild will be used in the recipe.
How to cook rice and make a dish
We prepare the side dish in this way: pour rice in water in a ratio of 1: 1.5, bring to a boil at maximum heat, then close the lid and continue cooking over low heat for 20 minutes. Turn off the stove and simmer it for another 10 minutes. Rice does not need to be mixed, otherwise it will not be friable, sticks together.
Put rice on a plate, squid on top. Seafood goes well with pickled tomatoes. We recommend adding a few small tomatoes - this will not only be delicious, but also decorate the finished dish.
Grilled vegetables
Vegetables are considered the best garnish for squid. We offer an original recipe for cooking. Take the ingredients for one serving:
- 1 g ground pepper;
- 50 g of green beans, zucchini, carrots;
- 2 g of salt;
- 15 ml of vegetable oil;
- 70 g teriyaki sauce;
- 3 g of greens;
- 2 g of land from olives.
To begin with, we should talk about one ingredient - the land of olives. This is one of the types of jewelry used in cooking by chefs. Most often it is used for salads and desserts. The earth is prepared from olives by grinding and drying them in the oven.
Cooking recommendations:
- Carrots, green beans, zucchini cut into slices and lightly boil. Then we grill them with teriyaki sauce.
- Put squid on a beautiful serving dish. Garnish of vegetables placed on top. Decorate the finished dish with herbs and ground from olives.
New potatoes
We offer another interesting recipe for garnish for stewed squid.
Will need
- potatoes - 300 g;
- onions - head;
- greens (dill);
- vegetable oil;
- salt.
We set to boil potatoes, a dish with young vegetables will be especially tasty. While it is boiling, let’s take onion. Cut it into thin rings and fry in oil. Drain the water from the finished potato, put it on a plate, place onion on top, sprinkle with dill, and stewed squids next to it.
Sautéed vegetables and squid
This dish will help to discover the taste of squid from a completely different perspective.
The following ingredients are needed:
- 80 g of onion and celery;
- 200 g of sweet pepper;
- 210 ml of dry white wine;
- 6 tbsp olive oil;
- 85 ml of vegetable broth;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 5 sprigs of parsley;
- spices and salt to taste.
First, let's take care of the vegetables: wash them thoroughly, finely chop the celery and onions. Pour ½ part of the oil (of the total amount) into the pan and fry chopped vegetables in it for about 5 minutes.
We clear peppers from seeds and partitions and cut into large strips. Add pepper to vegetables, stir and pour 125 ml of dry white wine into the mixture. After the wine has completely evaporated, add broth or water, when the liquid has evaporated, add salt, pepper and remove the vegetables from the heat.
Three cloves of garlic (unpeeled) should be crushed using the side of the knife. In another container, heat the remaining oil over the fire and put the garlic into it, pour 85 ml of wine, let it boil and immediately remove from heat. In this mixture you need to bring the squid to the ready. Before serving, combine all the ingredients together and serve.
Fried brussels sprouts
One of the options for a side dish for squid can be fried Brussels sprouts. The following components will be required for operation:
- 400 g of cabbage;
- 100 g shallots;
- 20 ml of vegetable oil;
- 1 sweet red pepper;
- by ¼ tsp salt and pepper;
- 30 g pine nuts;
- 50 ml of balsamic vinegar.
We clean the cabbages of cabbage, remove the stumps, cut in half. Finely chop and fry the shallots until transparent (can be replaced with onions).
Sweet pepper must be washed, carefully cleaned of seeds, cut into small cubes and add to the onion. We heat the product until it becomes soft. We remove the fried vegetables on a plate, and in a frying pan place the cabbage cabbage with a slice down. Fry them for five to seven minutes, and then mix them so that they brown on all sides. Put the vegetables together and simmer for a few more minutes. At the very end of the preparation pour balsamic vinegar, mix and remove from heat. In another pan, lightly fry cedar tails, transfer in a saucer, let cool. They decorate the finished dish.