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Calamari Marinara
Servings
80
80
Cuisine Type
- american
Menu Part
- appetizer
Main Ingredient
- Fruit
- Seafood
- Vegetables
The combination of calamari and marinara makes this dish perfect for dinner or a late-night snack.
Ingredients
20 lb. calamari, cleaned, cut into rings
10 quarts Marinara sauce (recipe below)
Marinara
Yield: 48 quarts
½ gal. olive oil
4 to 6 onions, roughly cut
2 tins anchovies with oil
3 to 4 large hotel spoons chopped garlic
10 qt. water
8 cans diced tomatoes
8 cans tomato purée
1 can tomato paste
10 qt. water
3 to 6 bunches fresh basil
Sugar (optional)
Steps
Cook together in oven or on top of stove until calamari is very tender, adjust seasoning.
Serve over pasta.
Marinara
Sauté onions and anchovies in olive oil until tender and slightly browned. Add garlic and sauté until garlic is fragrant, but not brown.
Add 10 quarts water.
Add diced tomatoes and tomato purée, cook for an hour or two.
After cooking, remove mixture from tilt skillet to 20-quart buckets.
Add tomato paste and basil to buckets, distributed evenly.
Purée with burr mixer and add sugar to taste.
Recipe by Lima Estates, Media, Pa.
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Oct 18, 2024
