Spiced Calamari in Ragout Sauce

José Gourmet's Spiced Calamari in Ragout Sauce is one of the more unexpected tins in the conservas world — Atlantic and Pacific squid, slow-cooked in a rich ragout of tomato, onion, and rice, spiced with pepper, clove, and laurel. It's a proper stew in a tin: warming, deeply savoury, and far more complex than the ingredient list suggests.

The calamari is tender and yielding, the sauce thick and fragrant. Eat it warm over rice or crusty bread for an effortless weeknight dinner, or serve it at room temperature as part of a conservas spread for something a little unexpected. It's the kind of tin that surprises people — and then they want to know where to get more.