Serves one, double the quantities if you are lucky enough to be a couple.

Method

Chop up the pepper into slices. Some people say that one should not use a knife to cut peppers, so if you are one of them
then you must tear them up as you see fit.

Wash the prepared squid and slice into rings.

Chop up the tomatoes into quarters.

Pour some oil into a LE CREUSET cast iron pot.

Add the pepper and fry for 2 mins.

Add the crushed garlic and squid and fry until golden brown.

Add the tomatoes and fry them until they have gone mushy.

Add seasoning and herbs to taste.

Pour into bowl, serve and eat. You will discover when you get to the end that it wasn't stew it was soup.

Cool Tips

The squid only cost 48p so if you are living on a shoestring it is an inexpensive dish to make.

If you are preparing this dish whilst smoking a cigar try not to let any ash fall in it!

If you are a clumsy eater remember to use a table napkin otherwise you may find you have tomato pips sporting your front