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CUTTLEFISH WITH POTATOES AND GREEN BEANS - SIPIA AMB PATATES I MONGETA TENDRA

This is a very traditional Catalan dish that it is usually served with peas instead of green beans and even sometimes with artichokes. A bit of dark chocolate added to the sauce, helps with the thickening and the colour. Each family seems to have their own recipe. I added the chillies and the extra garlic cloves to this recipe. In Catalonia cuttlefish is quite expensive nowadays, but in the past, that wasn't the case and therefore it was considered 'peasant' food. Many fishermen would cook it on the boats to have a nice meal. Some people add a bit of all i oli on top before serving. It's certainly a very delicious dish and the sauce was amazing.  Ingredients 2 big cuttlefish 600g red pontiac potatoes     250g green beans 4 onions 3 tomatoes 2 whole  Chilli Bird’s Eye 1,200 ml fish stock 5 sprigs of parsley 1 garlic bulb 1 handful of toasted almonds 2 garlic cloves, extra 15-20g dark chocolate, grated a good dash of brandy extras virgin olive oil salt black peppe...