4 calamari with and polenta Recipes

calamari (about 2 lb), cleaned , tentacles separated (ask your fishmonger to do this), shrimp, peeled and deveined, egg, sourdough breadcrumbs (about 1 slice, ground ), grated parmesan cheese, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh basil, grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, anchovy fillets, rinsed and chopped, garlic, minced, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, garlic, thinly sliced, red pepper flakes, kosher salt, dry white wine, tomatoes, stalks fresh basil, plus chopped leaves for garnish, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, bay leaf, yellow polenta, unsalted butter, at room temperature, grated parmesan cheese , plus more for garnish

olive oil, chopped onions, salt, crushed red pepper, chopped garlic, peeled, seeded and chopped italian plum tomatoes, pitted and halved black greek or nicoise olives, halved green pimiento-stuffed olives, dry white wine, chopped fresh basil leaves, fresh calamari, cleaned and frozen, buttermilk, masa flour, all-purpose flour, oil for frying, fresh swordfish steaks (about 6 oz each), creamy polenta, hot , recipe follows, chopped fresh parsley leaves

kosher salt, water, cornmeal, butter (optional), fresh ground black pepper, squid, cleaned, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, crushed red pepper flakes, lemon peel, grated, fresh marjoram, chopped, fresh mint, chopped, dry white wine, fresh parsley, chopped, green onions, chopped, lemon wedge, optional for serving