black calamari rice ( arroz con calamares)

Ingredients For black calamari rice ( arroz con calamares)

• 2 can

  4 onces each can, squid chunks in their ink. brands goya, or iberia, or palacio de oriente.
• 1 lb

  cleaned squid cut in rounds, as if for frying. you can buy frozen squid cut in circles and ready for frying.
• 1/2 lg

  fresh sweet green pepper, diced small
• 1 md

  sweet vidalia onion or sweet onion diced small
• 3 clove

  fresh garlic smashed or put through a garlic press
• 1/4 c

  good white dry table rwine (not a sweet wine)
• 1/2 sm

  can of tomato sauce such as hunts or delmonte
• 1/2 tsp

  dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp

  ground cumin powder
• 2 sm

  sprigs parsley diced small
• 1 sm

  packet goya sazon with culantro & achiote
• 1/2 tsp

  garlic powder ( not garlic salt)
• 2 1/2 c

  long grain white raw rice rinsed twice in cool water
• 1 tsp

  all natural asian fish sauce
• 1/4 c

  olive oil
• 3 c

  water or fish broth if available
• 1/4 tsp

  fresh ground black pepper
• 1 or 2 tsp

  salt or to suit your taste