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Calamari in Beer.
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Skin the tomatoes, crush the garlic, peel and chop the onions.
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Heat 50ml olive oil, add garlic and onion.
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Cook slowly, for seven minutes until onion is soft.
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Stir in tomatoes, bayleaf, sugar, tomato paste, and salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Simmer, uncovered, for five minutes.
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Heat remaining oil in a separate saucepan, cook calamari over high heat for two minutes.
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Reduce heat, add beer, cook 10 minutes.
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Add tomato mixture, cook a further 25 minutes or until calamari is tender.
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Discard bay- leaf.
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Serve warm with herbed cottage cheese bread.
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Herbed cottage cheese bread.
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Preheat oven to 180%c.
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Finely chop fresh herbs.
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Melt butter.
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chop onion.
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Sift flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda together, and add wholewheat flour,herbs, chopped onion and mustard seed.
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Add cottage cheese, mixing it in with a knife.
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Combine the milk and melted butter and add to the flour.
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Mix to a soft scone like consistency.
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Add a little more milk if necessary.
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Season with salt and Tabasco sauce.
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Turn into a 250mm x 100mm loaf tin and bake for 60-75minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the load.
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Serve while hot.