We clean the calamari fromthe membrane and the entrails.
We remove the tentacles and the wings, but we donot throw them away.
Make a slit in the bottom of the calamari with asmall knife.
The lower part of the tentacles is eatable, exceptfor a small cartilage, so we throw the cartilage and chop the rest part keepingthe tentacles intact.
Finely chop the wings andput them aside.
To make it easier to fillthem, put a saucepan with salt water and vinegar to boil and pour them in for5΄΄ to boil and swell.
In a wide saucepan pour 2/3of the olive oil and let it burn. Add the onion and garlic to fry and add thechopped calamari.
Then slowly add the herbs tobring out their aromas, pine nuts, raisins and rice. Lower the heat and stirconstantly until the rice is shiny.
Add half of the tomato,salt, pepper and sugar.
Stir until the rice absorbs most of its liquids andremove from the heat.
Fill the calamari withoutpressing it too much, put the tentacles in the opening and nail them with atoothpick.
Put the remaining olive oil and the tomato in awide saucepan.
Season with salt and pepper,add the sugar and put the stuffed calamari in order.
Add 2 cups of water coverand boil the calamari for about 40΄.