Baked Macaroni With Calamari Tomato Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Chopped yellow onions
2		Bay leaves
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Salt
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Cayenne
1 teaspoon	5ml	Red pepper flakes
3 cups	187g / 6.6oz	Chopped peeled seeded fresh tomatoes
2 tablespoons	30ml	Tomato paste
1 teaspoon	5ml	Chopped garlic
1 cup	237ml	Dry white wine
7 cups	1659ml	Water
1/4 cup	10g / 0.4oz	Chopped fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Sugar
3/4 lb	340g / 11oz	Cleaned calamari - tentacles and bodies, removed, cut into rings
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Vegetable oil
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Small elbow macaroni
1/2 cup	118ml	Kalamata olives - pitted and halved
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Fine dried bread crumbs
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2 tablespoons	30ml	Extra-virgin olive oil

Recipe Instructions

In a medium-size saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, bay leaves, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, the cayenne, and pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, wine, 1 cup of the water, the basil, parsley, and sugar. Stir to mix. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer until thick, for 45 minutes. Add the calamari and simmer for 12 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large saucepan over high heat, combine the remaining 6 cups of water, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the vegetable oil. Bring to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse under cool water.

Pour into a 2-quart baking dish. Pour the calamari sauce over the macaroni and stir to mix. Arrange the olives of the top of the macaroni. In a small mixing bowl, combine the bread crumbs with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper and extra-virgin olive oil. Mix well and sprinkle over the olives. Bake until the bread crumbs are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Spoon onto serving plates and garnish with parsley.

Source:
"EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse - (Show # EM-1D10) - from the TV FOOD - NETWORK"

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