Squid Ink Pasta
Black spaghetti made with squid ink, tossed with squid rings, garlic, chilli, white wine and parsley.
Photograph credit: Babbo- Squid Ink pasta with green chilis, rock shrimp and guanciale by Jeffrey_Allen · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Squid Ink Pasta, Step by Step
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Boil the spaghetti for 1 minute under the packet time and drain, keeping a mugful of the water.
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Heat the oil in a wide pan until very hot and fry the squid in two batches for 2 minutes each with the garlic and chilli. Lift out.
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Pour the wine into the pan, scraping up the browned bits, and bubble for 1 minute.
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Toss in the pasta, squid, parsley and salt with a splash of the pasta water.
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Serve with the lemon wedges.
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Notes for Getting It Right
- Cook the squid for no more than 2 minutes.
- Cook it in batches.
- Keep some pasta water.
- Serve at once.
Ingredient Swaps
- An eighth of a teaspoon of garlic powder per clove is the stand-in usually given when you are out of fresh garlic; it will not brown the same way, and it burns easily, so add it with the liquid.
- A dry vermouth keeps for longer than an open bottle of white wine and is the closer swap than a random white left in the fridge; for an alcohol-free version, use the same amount of stock with a squeeze of lemon.
What to Serve with Squid Ink Pasta
- Green salad
- Crusty bread
- Lemon wedges
- Dry white wine
Sides from the same cuisine on this site: Focaccia Genovese, Rosemary Focaccia, Tuscan Panzanella.
Storing & Reheating Squid Ink Pasta
Best eaten straight away. Do not keep seafood leftovers.
Squid Ink Pasta Nutrition Facts
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. The calories include 3 g of alcohol a serving, which is not part of the protein, carbohydrate or fat. How the figures are worked out.
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