Cuttlefish and beans

Name: Cuttlefish and beans
Yield: Serves 4 people
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 medium onions, sliced; 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; ½ tsp salt; 1kg cuttlefish or squid, cleaned, gutted and cut into pieces (see Tip); 1 medium waxy potato, roughly diced; 1 tbsp tomato purèe; ½ tsp Spanish smoked paprika; 125ml red wine; 400g can borlotti or cannellini beans; ½ tsp sugar; Pinch of saffron; Fresh flatleaf parsley, to garnish; Extra-virgin olive oil, to serve

Published: 31 Jan 05
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

There’s plenty of sauce with this hearty cuttlefish and bean one-pot recipe. Serve bruschetta for the mop up. See the recipe for a link to instructions on how to prepare cuttlefish.

Serves 4 people
Ready in 1½ hours

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Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
2 medium onions, sliced
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
½ tsp salt
1kg cuttlefish or squid, cleaned, gutted and cut into pieces (see Tip)
1 medium waxy potato, roughly diced
1 tbsp tomato purèe
½ tsp Spanish smoked paprika
125ml red wine
400g can borlotti or cannellini beans
½ tsp sugar
Pinch of saffron
Fresh flatleaf parsley, to garnish
Extra-virgin olive oil, to serve

Method

Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan or casserole. Add the onions, garlic and salt. Stir a couple of times and reduce the heat. Cover and let the onions sweat gently for
a good 10 minutes.
Add the cuttlefish or squid and the potatoes. Stir for a couple of minutes to coat in the oil and onions. Add the tomato purèe, paprika and wine and turn up the heat so that the wine bubbles for a couple of minutes. Add the beans, plus all their liquor, the sugar and saffron, then top up with just enough water to cover it. 3. Cook, covered, on a gentle heat for 40-45 minutes or until the cuttlefish is tender enough to break with a fork.

Find out how to prepare squid and cuttlefish here

Recipe from February 2005 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 488kcals
Fat: 19.3g (3.1g saturated)
Protein: 45.6g
Carbohydrates: 29.7g (7g sugar)
Salt: 2g

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