Recipe Arròs Negre

Arròs Negre

Arròs negre is a Valencian and Catalan dish made with cuttlefish (or squid) and rice, somewhat similar to seafood paella. Some mistakenly call it paella negra ("black paella" in Spanish), however it is traditionally not called a paella even though it is prepared in the same manner.

Ingredients

125 ml (½ cup)olive oil

200 gmcanned whole tomatoes

To taste:white sugar

450 gm squid tubes, cleaned and sliced into 1cm rings

1 large onion, finely chopped

2 red capsicum, finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

300 gm Calasparra rice (see note)

1 tbsp squid ink (see note)

60 ml (¼ cup) white wine

1.5 litres (6 cups) hot fish stock

½ cup (loosely packed) flat-leaf parsley leaves, coarsely chopped

To serve: lemon wedges

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 tsp sherry vinegar

2 egg yolks

¼ tsp Dijon mustard

100 ml extra-virgin olive oil

100 ml vegetable oil