READY IN
2 hours
COOKING TIME
0.5 hour
PREP TIME
1.5 hours
SERVES
ingredients
- 100g Bulgur wheat
- Brindisa Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil
IN STOCK
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 Jar Fritada Pepper & Tomato Sauce
IN STOCK
- 1/4 tsp Santo Domingo Smoked Paprika
IN STOCK
- 1/2 teaspoon paella seasoning
OUT OF STOCK
- 2 tbsp butter
- 200ml chicken stock
- 1 steamed whole cuttlefish
- 1 onion halved, thinly sliced
- 6 garlic cloves peeled and sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 jar salsa brava spicy tomato sauce
IN STOCK
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 aubergines, halved and sliced into 4 wedges
METHOD
- To make the bulgur wheat - sauté onion in a pan on medium heat with olive oil until translucent, keep stirring so they do not colour
- Add the bulgur wheat to the pan and cook for a few minutes coating it in the olive oil completely
- Add the paella seasoning and paprika to the bulgur and mix well
- Add Fritada pepper tomato sauce, stir for a few minutes and season with salt and pepper
- Cook for a few minutes more making sure mixture does not burn, you can add more oil if needed and butter to the pan, pour in the stock and stir well.
- Cover the pan with a tight fitted lid, reduce heat to medium low and cook for 20 minutes or until the liquid is fully absorbed
- Once bulgur wheat is cooked, use a fork to fluff up the grains, set aside to cool
- To make the aubergine - Pour enough oil into a sauce pan to deep fry the aubergines and heat on high heat, add the aubergine wedges and deep fry for about 15 minutes turning occasionally
- When browned and thoroughly cooked remove the aubergine with a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper
- In another saucepan add a little oil on medium heat and add the sliced onions, cook until starting to brown slightly, about 10 minutes
- Add the garlic cloves and cinnamon to the saucepan and cook for a couple of minutes
- Stir in the tamarind and honey, then add the Salsa Brava spicy tomato sauce and season well
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, add the aubergine wedges to the sauce and carefully stir
- Carefully remove the tops of the cuttlefish and stuff with the bulgur wheat so that the mixture is packed in quite tightly, secure the tops or sides together with toothpicks
- Make small criss cross indentations with a sharp knife just 1mm through the cuttlefish on both sides, brush generously with olive oil and season with salt and pepper
- Heat a grill pan until smoking, brush with olive oil, add the cuttlefish and char grill until browned generously on all sides, about 15 minutes in total.
- Remove cuttlefish to a chopping board to rest for 5 minutes
- Arrange the Tamarind Salsa Brava Aubergine on a serving plate
- Remove the toothpicks from the cuttlefish and carefully slice into 8 pieces starting with the top first
- Arrange the cuttlefish on top of the aubergine and drizzle with olive oil
- Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and lemon wedges. Enjoy!
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ingredients
- 100g Bulgur wheat
- Brindisa Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil
IN STOCK
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 Jar Fritada Pepper & Tomato Sauce
IN STOCK
- 1/4 tsp Santo Domingo Smoked Paprika
IN STOCK
- 1/2 teaspoon paella seasoning
OUT OF STOCK
- 2 tbsp butter
- 200ml chicken stock
- 1 steamed whole cuttlefish
- 1 onion halved, thinly sliced
- 6 garlic cloves peeled and sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 jar salsa brava spicy tomato sauce
IN STOCK
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 aubergines, halved and sliced into 4 wedges