SQUID STEW WITH VEGETABLES

This squid and vegetable stew is an easy recipe, full of flavor and nutrients, a very comforting spoon dish.

In this post I will explain how to prepare it, but I will also tell you about the characteristics of squid and its nutritional contribution.

Don’t you find it interesting that when talking about a recipe I give you more information? I think it’s important to add value to the post, without just skimming the surface, which is what we all already know.

To start with, I want to say that I really like stews. I always use the same analogy: it’s as if my body had an engine that needs energy to function.

A warm, nutritious stew is my fuel; our food is our gasoline.

When it comes to a stew, I notice a greater recovery and a special feeling of well-being.

This squid and vegetable stew is quick to prepare, and you don’t need many ingredients. I tend to keep things simple; I’m very practical, and I always try not to overcomplicate things.

 

This squid and vegetable stew is a simple and easy recipe to prepare.

 

But Keep one thing in mind, simplifying doesn’t mean leaving aside what’s important, or taking away importance from what you’re doing. When I say simplify, I mean making things easier.

I like recipes that are easy to execute and that don’t require complicated or hard-to-find ingredients, and this dish is a good example of that.

To prepare this squid and vegetable stew, you’ll only need some vegetables to make the sauce, a good stock or fish stock, and the squid.

To add flavor, tomato paste, tomato sauce, sea salt, pepper, and, optionally, some spices.

As I was saying, I usually keep things simple, easy and uncomplicated stews.

The ingredients in this recipe say it all: squid and vegetables. Could you make a healthier combination?

Starting with a vegetable sauce is the ABCs of any stew basic, this has the great advantage that it can be improvised.

Boost it with more or fewer ingredients depending on what you have available.

I really like to enhance the flavor with concentrated tomato sauce or tomato paste and some dried spices, but it’s not necessary; often, sea salt and white pepper are more than enough.

Squid is one of those ingredients that enriches and gives flavor to a stew, just like cuttlefish. It’s very easy to buy, prepare, and cook.

 

Buy fresh or frozen squid; its nutritional qualities won’t vary.

 

If you have the option of buying it fresh, great. Otherwise, it’s easy to find good-quality frozen squid at affordable prices without compromising its properties. nutritional.

The organoleptic properties may vary because a freshly caught squid is tenderer and if it is cooked on the grill, this is noticeable, but in a stew it can go much more unnoticed.

 

 

Surely you already know the characteristics and nutritional properties of squid.

Squid doesn’t provide fat, but it does provide a lot of protein, and you probably also know that it contains a significant amount of cholesterol.

Does that mean it shouldn’t be consumed regularly? Not exactly, consuming it once a week won’t hurt you at all.

Tip: Alternate squid with cuttlefish, which is low in cholesterol.

 

Squid is better stewed or grilled than fried.

 

The best way to consume squid is stewed or grilled.

We already know that breaded squid can be delicious, but neither the batter nor the oil used to fry it is of interest to us, in this case it should be consumed very occasionally from time to time.

When we fry the oil reaches high temperatures and oxidizes, leading to the formation of toxic substances, avoiding this type of cooking is essential as part of a healthy diet.

Frying is not healthy, that’s just how it is.

A better option if we want to prepare some Andalusian-style squid is the air fryer or prepare them in the oven, with a homemade batter as light as possible.

But let’s continue with squid, its characteristics and its nutritional contribution.

The consumption of squid provides us with copper, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium and potassium.

It also provides viB vitamins, specifically B2, B3, and B12, as well as vitamin C.

As for mercury, one of the main concerns when consuming fish and shellfish, squid is a safe food because it contains very low amounts.

If you like stews and healthy food, prepare this squid stew with vegetables and enjoy a comforting and delicious dish.

You have the recipe below. Cheers!

 

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