🇪🇸 Spanish

Squid Sofrito

Name: Squid Sofrito
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2, chopped Onion; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 400 ml Tomato Sauce; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 2, thickly sliced Carrot; 750 ml Stock or Broth; 400 g, rings Squid; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika

🇪🇸 Spanish

Hearty and humble: squid braised with vegetables until the broth turns silky and every spoonful comforts. About 47 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 32 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion2, chopped
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Potato3 medium, cubed
Tomato Sauce400 ml
Olive Oil2 tbsp
Carrot2, thickly sliced
Stock or Broth750 ml
Squid400 g, rings
Smoked Paprika1 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the Olive Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the squid well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
2
Lift the squid out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the smoked paprika.
3
Return the squid, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh parsley right before serving.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the smoked paprika in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Spanish Sofrito Recipe · on YouTube