To clean calamari, begin by holding the head firmly and pulling off the tentacles. Remove all remaining intestines including the long transparent cartilage. Cut the tentacles at the base of the ...

Lidia makes swordfish skewers with a sweet and sour sauce, made with balsamic vinegar and bay leaves; and stuffed calamari with breadcrumbs, hard-boiled eggs, grated cheese, white wine and parsley.

Larger squid can be stewed with tomatoes, red wine and olive oil. Squid is delicious stuffed, and can be used in paella.

Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public television host, best‐selling cookbook author, successful restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business.

With this recipe from Lidia's Italy, it isn’t hard to make feather-light gnocchi. The main thing to keep in mind is this: the less flour… In this recipe from Lidia’s Italy, chicken and ...

Making stuffed squid is a little fussy, but the work isn’t difficult. For this Vietnamese dish, the squid bodies are cleaned, stuffed with a flavourful mixture of minced pork and mung bean ...

Plus, she shared the recipe for the first dish she learned to perfect, and it’s a 5-ingredient dinner you’ll want to make ...

Marinate the calamari with lime juice, black pepper, garlic ginger paste and salt. Mix well and set aside for 1-2 hours for the flavours to infuse well. In a Deep pan with vegetable oil over ...

Readily available at your local supermarket, squid is fun to stuff, and will surprise guests. Blanching it before cooking will avoid it shrinking when baked. Served whole or sliced as part of a ...