Italian Stewed Octopus
Ingredients
- Octopus1.8 lb
- Cherry tomato2 cups
- Tomato2.1 cups
- Olive · pitted1.8 oz
- Caper1 oz
- Garlic4 cloves
- Parsleyto taste
- Extra virgin olive oilto taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil with the garlic cloves in a saucepan, then add the whole cherry tomatoes and tomato purée.
- Add the olives and desalted capers, then place the whole octopus in the pan.
- Cover and simmer for about 40 minutes, until a fork pierces the octopus easily. Remove the octopus and set it aside.
- Keep cooking the sauce over medium heat for another 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, remove the beak and eyes from the octopus, then return it to the reduced sauce.
- Transfer everything to a serving plate, garnish with chopped parsley and serve with slices of bread.
Summarized from GialloZafferano's video. Watch it for the details.
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