Braised Calamari Stuffed with Shrimp, Spinach and Herbs

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Annie, this is ALMOST as close to my Momma Mia's!! AWESOME recipe. Thank you so much.

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If you want to impress your friends/family, and serve a fantastic, delicious dinner, this is the recipe for you! It is easy to make, looks beautiful, and even keeps well in the refrigerator. Plus you can make the sauce ahead, stuff the calamari ahead, so that your "guest time" is maximized. I love this!!!

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Amazing little morsels! We went to Whole Foods' fish monger &bough 1/2 lb worth of tubes & 1/4 lb worth of tentacles for the stuffing & substituted 2 snow crab clusters for the shrimp. it turned out to be a bit more labor intensive with having to clean the crab clusters, but it was so worth it. The crab added a beautiful sweetness to the dish to help balance out the bit of spice that comes from the red pepper. The key to using the crab is to mix it in with the egg & breadcrumbs, and NOT mix it in the food processor as it would be lost with the calamari. The other little bit we did was to crush the tomatoes by hand to give a little more texture to the sauce.

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I have tried many calamari recipes and I have had some of the best dining out. THis is a very easy and fabulous recipe, it was quick and the family loved it, they could not get enough f it. My only difference, I didn't use the spinach, I used mushrooms instead. Loved it.

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Loved it! I cheated and used jared sauce and frozen spinach but it was still fabulous!

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I saw the preparation on TV. It looked absolutely delicious. I purchased all the ingrediences then began the cooking process. The sauce was wonderful. However, the calamari was rubbery. So disappointing! I make at least 6 lbs of stuffed calamari every Xmas Eve using my grandmother's breadcrumb mixture and never have a problem. Anne's recipe is only ok.

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Haven't tried it yet, but will certainly do so. As to why your calamari wasn't tender enough --squid is something that must be cooked either very quickely 4-5 minutes or a long time, 25 minutes or longer. Anything in between and you have a tough dish. Obviously you undercooked it. When you next make it be more aware of the time factor. Hope it turns out GREAT next time.

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I saw this episode last weekend and had to rate it. We are italian and for Christmas Eve it is always seafood. My daughter and son-in-law went crazy over this dish. It takes a little prep but some of the prep can be done ahead of time. To make it a little easier, I used tomato puree instead of the whole tomatoes. It came out wonderful. I will never have to deep fry calamari for Christmas Eve again.

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Made this dish last night. It looked like so much that we invited our neighbor. I made some whole wheat pasta as a side dish along with a big salad. By the end of dinner there were 2 little pieces left. Everyone loved it. I can't wait to make again because next time I'm going to add chopped up raisins to the stuffing. I know it's going to be awesome. This will be my NEW Christmas Eve calamari dish. Thanks, Anne!

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This was an excellent meal and tasted wonderful. Loved the calamari being stuffed. Keep up the great work