Squid stuffed with shrimp, cheese and rice

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make squid stuffed with shrimp, cheese and rice? First, prepare the necessary ingredients for the filling. You can use any shrimp: king or Argentine, whichever you like best. The net weight of the shrimp after cleaning the head and shell should be at least 200 g, so take shrimp with a reserve.

2. STEP 2

   

   First boil the rice in salted water, drain in a colander and cool. The rice should be crumbly and not sticky.

3. STEP 3

   

   Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. I use regular Russian cheese, but mozzarella for pizza or suluguni would also work well here.

4. STEP 4

   

   Peel the garlic and chop finely.

5. STEP 5

   

   Wash the parsley, dry and finely chop.

6. STEP 6

   

   Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, add shrimp and garlic, fry, stirring, until golden brown.

7. STEP 7

   

   Transfer the fried shrimp to a bowl. If there is some vegetable oil left in the pan after frying, try to save it, it will be needed for the sauce later.

8. STEP 8

   

   In a bowl, combine boiled rice, shrimp, grated cheese, parsley, lemon juice and spices.

9. STEP 9

   

   Mix everything well.

10. STEP 10

    

    Clean the squids inside and out. If the squids are frozen, defrost them first, but not completely - frozen squids are easier to clean. I have whole squids, with tails. But you can also buy already prepared, cleaned, frozen tubes without tails. They just need to be defrosted and that’s it.

11. STEP 11

    

    Stuff the squid carcasses with the prepared rice-shrimp mixture.

12. STEP 12

    

    Place the stuffed squid in a baking dish.

13. STEP 13

    

    Now prepare the sauce. Curd cheese needs to be creamy, without additives. Instead of cottage cheese, you can use processed cheese.

14. STEP 14

    

    In the pan where the shrimp were fried, melt the butter.

15. STEP 15

    

    Pour in the cream, add curd cheese and salt. Bring to a boil and simmer, stirring for 1-2 minutes over low heat, breaking up all the lumps. If your curd cheese is already salty, you don’t have to add additional salt to the sauce.

16. STEP 16

    

    When the sauce begins to thicken, remove it from the heat. If you still cannot avoid lumps, you can rub the sauce through a sieve.

17. STEP 17

    

    Pour cream cheese sauce over squid. Place the pan in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown. The exact baking time depends on your oven.

18. STEP 18

    

    Place the finished squids on plates, pour over the sauce, garnish with herbs and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

TaniaSi

06.09.2023

4.5

Squid stuffed with shrimp, cheese and rice is another mouth-watering seafood dish. I especially liked the cream cheese sauce. It's incredibly tasty! Thank you very much for the recipe!