Lignje a la bakalar / Calamary dish

Calamary Dish

Za tjedan dana je Veliki Petak,

dan kad tradicionalno jedemo ribu.

Kod nas se najčešće na taj dan jede bakalar.

A, u slučaju, da se bakalar nije stigao kupiti

ili da jednostavno želite probati nešto novo,

predlažem lignje pripremljene kao bakalar.

In a week time is Good Friday,
day when we traditionally eat fish. 

In our home, we eat cod on that day.
But, in a case that you didn't get to buy some cod
or simply want to try something new,
I suggest calamary prepared as cod.

Ovo su lignje koje lovi moj muž lignjolovac

(sjećate se divovske lignje?), Loligo vulgaris, Jadranska lignja.

These are calamaries caught by my husband;
(do you remember giant squid?), Loligo vulgaris, European Calamary.

Lignje se očiste od iznutrica.

Calamaries are eliminated from the intestines.

Pa se tijelo lignje izreže na kockice, a pipci na rezance.

Then you cut calamaries' bodies into little squares and slice tentacles.

Zatim će biti potrebno malinovo ulje, krumpiri (što kvalitetniji jer loši krumpiri pokvare jelo), 

češnjak, peršin, sol, papar, bijelo vino, po želji crvene paprike.

You will need next: olive oil, potatoes (the best quality, otherwise you will spoil this dish), 

garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, white wine, red pepper powder - if you like.

Krumpiri se izrežu na ploške, peršin i češnjak na sitno.

You should slice the potatoes, chop parsley and garlic.

Na dno teče (posude) se ulije malo maslinovog ulja,

po dnu se poslažu ploške krumpira,

popapri, posoli, slažu se lignje.

At the bottom of the container is poured a little olive oil,
at the bottom are arranged potato slices,
pepper, salt, then calamaries.

Po lignjama se prospe malo češnjaka, peršina i malo se poškropi uljem.

Over calamaries you should sprinkle some garlic, parsley and olive oil.

Pa drugi red - krumpiri, lignje...

dok se sve namirnice ne potroše.

Zadnji red trebaju biti krumpiri.

Then the second row - potatoes, calamaries... 

untill you spend it all.

But the very last row should be potatoes.

Tada se ulije malo bijeloga vina i vode,

tek toliko da se pokriju krumpiri.

 Po želji dodati malo slatke paprike.

Kuhati na laganoj vatri poklopljeno oko 40 minuta.

Ne miješati!

 Then is poured a little white wine and water,
just enough to cover the potatoes.
  If desired, add a little sweet peppers powder.
Cook on low heat covered for about 40 minutes.

Do not stirr!

Moj muž voli lignje malo "jušnije",

ali nije pravilo - može se dodati manje vode, da bude gušće.

My husband loves this calamary dish a little bit "soup like"
but it is not a rule - you can add less water to be denser.

Ovo jelo je jako ukusno,

važno je da su sve namirnice kvalitetne, svježe.

Količina ulja, peršina, češnjaka ovisi o ukusu.

Ne može se nikako pogriješiti! :))

This dish is very tasty, 

it is important that all groceries are of good quality, fresh.
The amount of oil, parsley, garlic, depend on taste.
Could not possibly go wrong! :))

Dobar tek!

Bon Apetit!

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If you like cuttlefish,
try black risotto,
you won't be sorry :)