Calamari

This is so simple to make and quite lovely to eat.

Stuffed Calamari
Christmas Eve to our Italian family means the famous ‘Feast of Seven Fishes’ – this is a favorite – and just one course of a 5 course meal! You could serve this alone as a meal with a green salad and a glass of Pinot Grigio! (or pinot gris)

1 lb of Calamari bodies (tubes)
1 lb of crab meat

Cheese Sauce:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons of all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup of milk
1 cup shredded sharp natural cheddar cheese

melt butter in saucepan over low heat, blend in the flour, salt and dash of white pepper. Add milk all at once, cook quickly stirring constantly, till mixture thickens and bubbles. Remove sauce from heat when it bubbles. Add cheese stirring till smooth . Add the crab meat to the cheese sauce stir.

stuff the calamari bodies with the cheese crab sauce, place in a baking dish and add pad of butter generally one pad for each body. Bake in the oven at 325 degrees for about 30 minutes. Do not overcook bodies will be tough if cooked to long.