Greek Recipes - Kalamarakia Kritharoto (Squid and Kritharaki Pasta)

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Kritharoto has become a popular dish in Greece in the past few years. It's made with Kritharaki, a Greek type of pasta similar to Orzo but smaller. An interesting alternative to the Italian risotto, Kritharoto goes very well with seafood which is the reason for today's recipe, Kalamarakia Kritharoto. This recipe comes from the book 'Under The Olive Tree: Recipes from my Greek Kitchen' by Irini Tzortzoglou. Irini Tzortzoglou is a Greek chef and winner of the Master Chef 2019 UK TV show competition. Irini's website: https://irinicooks.com/ INGREDIENTS (serves 6-8) For the Rocket Pesto: 75g rocket 1 garlic clove, crushed 25g Parmesan cheese, grated 30g pine nuts, lightly toasted 60ml extra virgin olive oil 2-3 tbsps vegetable stock For the squid: 3 large squids 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped Half a red chili, finely chopped For the Kritharoto: 750ml fish or vegetable stock 30ml extra virgin olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 leek, finely sliced 200g kritharaki pasta 100ml dry white wine Zest of an unwaxed lemon Juice of 1 lemon For the squid tentacles@ Extra virgin olive oil, for frying 3 squid tentacles Plain four, for dusting --------- If you enjoyed our content, subscribe for more free reviews, recipes and other videos about Greece: https://www.youtube.com/c/Greekosophy?sub_confirmation=1 _________________________________________________________________________ Follow our social media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Greekosophy?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greekosophy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greekosophy/ Watch more videos: Toula's Rabbit Stifado Greek recipe: https://youtu.be/EvnuOMzuh5c Katerina's Greek Pastitsio Recipe: https://youtu.be/XWRX87PJcaA All You Need To Know About Authentic Greek Salad: https://youtu.be/eju9Yok0Vng Grandad Manolis' Cretan Lamb Antikristo Recipe: https://youtu.be/JuNyOFvz8BA Athens Street Food - 11 AMAZING Greek souvlaki, gyros and kebab places recommended by locals : https://youtu.be/3hB6f7ETeFs Eating at the No 1 restaurant in Heraklion, Crete: https://youtu.be/S2AMl9ROX_k _________________________________________________________________________ Hello and welcome to the @Greekosophy channel. We post videos about Greece. The true, authentic, traditional Greece. We do not promise you perfect and professionally made videos. We are human and we will make mistakes. But we guarantee to always show you the traditional Greece and to offer our honest reviews, feedback and information. Don't forget to subscribe to see our videos in your subscription box every week and click the notification bell if you want special alerts send straight to your phone!