Calamari in garlic sauce

For everyone who loves salads without mayonnaise, this delicious recipe is just a godsend! Calamari in garlic sauce, very tender, fragrant! And if the squid salad appetizer is infused for several hours - it's just magic, no one will remain indifferent!

Ingredients

• Squids - 300-400 g
• Garlic - 2-3 cloves
• Fresh parsley - 1 small bunch
• Olive oil - 50 ml
• Wine vinegar - 1-2 tbsp. l.
• Sugar - 1/3 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• For brine:
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Bay leaf - 1-2 pcs.
• Peppercorns - 1 tsp
• Spices for fish - 1/2 tsp.
• Water - 1 l

Directions

1. Wash and clean squids.
2. Prepare the brine: add all the components of the brine to boiling water and boil for a couple of minutes.
3. Boil squids in brine: small ones - 10 seconds each from the moment of boiling, large ones - 15 seconds each.
4. For the sauce, finely chop the parsley, add chopped garlic, vinegar, salt, sugar, black pepper and olive oil. At this point, taste the garlic sauce and adjust it to your taste (some like it sour, some like it sweeter, etc.).
5. We take out the finished squids from the brine and cut into rings or strips.
6. We combine still warm squids with sauce and let it brew for at least 20 minutes.
7. Squid appetizer in garlic sauce is ready! Quick, easy and very tasty!
8. Bon appetit!