A single pot orzo with tomato sauce & calamari

Elements
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3-4 garlic cloves minced
- 400g chopped tomatoes in tin
- ½ cup basil leaves chopped
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon carob syrup or agave + ½ tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 250g medium complete wheat orzo
- 1kg calamari rings ( 500gr chopped in 3 cm pieces and 500gr in rings)
- Salt pepper
- 2 cups sizzling drinking water
Toppings
- 2-3 tablespoons basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
Recommendations
- Heat the olive oil in a significant cooking pot more than medium-high heat.
- Incorporate the minced garlic and cook dinner for a moment stirring with a wooden spoon. Insert the chopped tomatoes from the tin and stir. Increase 50 percent of the chopped basil, vinegar, carob, honey, onion powder & stir.
- Insert calamari items and rings, stir and cook dinner for 2-3 minutes.
- Reduce warmth to medium. Stir in the orzo and prepare dinner for a moment, stirring from time to time.
- Pour in the scorching drinking water small by very little stirring frequently with a picket spoon. The orzo will take up it quickly. It can take about 15 minutes for the orzo to cook this way and develop into al dente. Not also delicate when you bite it. Increase the relaxation of the chopped basil leaves.
- So, at the time you have stirred in all the drinking water and the orzo has cooked to al dente, consider the pot off the warmth and allow stand for a few minutes. The more orzo sits the more it absorbs the sauce so do not stress if the sauce will not search as thick. It will get there even if it is really taken off from the heat.
- Provide orzo with loads of freshly ground pepper, drizzle with olive oil on top rated with basil leaves.
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