This was written prior to me going vegan.
Having recently returned from a fabulous holiday in Marbella courtesy of James Villas, I’ve had an ongoing craving for tapas.
Home or abroad, tapas is the perfect dish for entertaining family and friends – accompanied by a big jug of sangria, naturally!
In particular I have a penchant for seafood tapas and 2 of my favourite dishes that I enjoyed in Marbella was the gorgeous Gambas Pil Pil (which I made myself whilst I was out there – check out my recipe here) and also an incredibly tasty dish of crispy baby squid with squid ink paella.
Fortunately my tapas craving has been satisfied by the latest addition to the Leeds dining scene, Pintura Kitchen and Bar.
Located in Trinty, Pintura’s menu is inspired by the food-crazed Basque region – an area of Spain that is famed for having more Michelin stars per capita than anywhere else in the world and is renowned for its outstanding cuisine.
Their talented Head Chef, Greg Lewis, has very kindly shared his own recipe for crispy baby squid with squid ink paella.
And I’m also excited to announce that one lucky Honest Mum reader can win a meal for two with drinks at Pintura via the Rafflecopter below.
This dish oozes the ‘WOW factor’ and is guaranteed to impress at a dinner party – but the great thing is that it’s actually pretty simple to make and you’ll be able to find all the ingredients at your local market or supermarket.
Crispy Baby Squid With Squid Ink Paella – serves 4
Ingredients
- 40ml olive oil
- 250g paella rice
- 4 banana shallots
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika
- 100ml white wine
- 700ml fish stock
- Handful of fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 sachet of squid ink
- 500g of fresh baby squid
- 1/2 cup of flour (I use gluten free, but Greg recommends using a 50-50 split of corn flour and plain flour)
Method
Finely dice the shallots and garlic and sweat in a large pan with 20ml of olive oil until soft and they lose colour.
Add the paella rice and paprika to the pan and cook for 2 minutes.
Add wine and then 350ml of the hot fish stock. Gradually add the remaining stock half a cup at the time as you would when cooking risotto rice.
Whilst the paella rice is cooking, make a start on the squid and separating the tentacles (putting these to one side for now) from the body and slicing the body into rings. When the paella is about 5 minutes away from being cooked, add the squid rings to the pan to be cooked.
To cook the tenticles, toss them in flour and then drop them into a shallow chip pan of hot olive oil. Fry for 30 seconds until batter is crispy.
When paella is cooked, add fresh parsley and top with crispy squid. Serve in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Delicious!
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I love the look of the squid dish… I really like seafood of all kinds 🙂
I’d like to try the boquerones
Never had tapas before but I like the sound of Patatas Bravas, Enselada de Narajna, Risotto Vasco and Berejena Asadas.
I’d love to try the Morcilla and the crujiente de panceta
I’d have a bit of everything as iv never had tapas before.
Such a shame Mr E & I eat as vegetarians. Though we do love taps, loads of small tasters. So much better than trying a large main meal only to find you don’t like it!
Angela x
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Love tapas too x
Great Linky as always Vickie, thanks for hosting – sorry it’s taken me this long to comment lol #TastyTuesdays
My pleasure, thanks for linking up!
The Chorizo Con Sidra sounds incredible! Would love to try that dish!
Wow that looks fantastic, I love squid but do not have it enough x
Me too Kirsty x
This looks delicious Vicki! Thanks for sharing. Gorgeous pics too as always xx
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Thanks darling, lovely to shine a light on more Leeds based restaurants on the blog x
I would love to try the Squid as I do like Squid – Looks tasty
Looks amazing. I will have to give this a go. x
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Thanks darling, totally yummy x
Yum! Looks so delish, Vicki. Thanks for hosting the party. 🙂
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My pleasure, thanks for linking up x
I would have the Pollo A La Parrilla
I love tapas – and it’s just as well they’re designed to be smaller portions as we always like a huge variety! Thanks for hosting x
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Pleasure, I need to live in Spain I think as I love this way of eating! x
I’ve never cooked with squid ink before. I think I’m a bit scared of it but this sounds gorgeous.
Corina recently posted…Lemon, Barley and Basil Salad
Don’t be scared, easy once you try it and it’s wonderful-so tasty x
That looks delicious, I am loving all this Tapas inspiration, getting me excited for my hols. Thank you for hosting x
Thanks, gorgeous isn’t it. Enjoy your holiday x
Ah, well I’m veggie so squid’s off the menu for me but I love tapas and it sounds like a great restaurant.
I would just love to serve this up to my boys, not sure ho they’d feel about eating deep fried squidward but I’m going to give it a try.
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I’d have home-baked bread, followed by a selection of tapas including meatballs and risotto, and if I had any room left, a Basque brioche pudding.
Have entered the giveaway – we love eating out, especially at Trinity Leeds. We’d really enjoy a tapas night – it’s been ages since we had that!
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OOh good luck Nadine!
Squid is already my favourite xx
OMG! They look and sound brilliant! I love squid and this is so gorgeous that i could eat not just one! off to enter the giveaway!
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Good luck lovely, amazing dish x
I would anything that was cooked for me -I haven’t eaten out anywhere but pizza express for over a year!
I have never actually tried squid. This does look tasty
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Really, think you’ll like it Alison.
Oh my that dish sounds heavenly. Squid is one of my very favourite things! I will definitely be trying it out, with gluten free flour of course!
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Oh that looks amazing! I’d be too scared I overcooked squid. I should really have a go sometime x
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You should, love it here, get brave and enjoyxx
the tapas
This recipe looks delicious! I adore squid, need to try out cooking with squid ink and this looks like the perfect recipe! Yum!
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Thanks for your comment Isabella, it looks amazing doesn’t it, fab restaurant, great to share their brilliance here x
I love squid, this looks wonderful, shame they are not in Cornwall
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I know, they’ll have to expand!
I know a yummy mummy who would love to share a yummy meal for two at Pintura Kitchen in Leeds.
Good luck!
Mexican Veggie burgers look delicious x
The menu is wonderful isn’t it
sounds like an amazing restuarant and dish. i have never tried squid or black ink used in a meal but it does look good x
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It’s delicious Jenny, you would love itx
That looks incredible. I’m always too scared to cook with squid but I really should give it a try as I always order it in restaurants.
Ciara (My Fussy Eater) recently posted…Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Bites
You should Ciara, fab recipe isn’t it x
As you know I’m usually grain free, but would definitely be tempted by this dish. Can’t beat a good risotto xx
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I love risottos too, the one grain that always gets me x