EASY BAKED MEDITERRANEAN OCTOPUS RECIPE
This oven baked octopus recipe is probably the easiest way to prepare octopus! Tender and delicious, it's the perfect side dish for a Mediterranean seafood dinner.
Provided by The Hungry Bites
Categories Appetizer Gluten-free Seafood
Time 1h45m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 320°F (160°C)
- Rinse the octopus and discard any stuff from the inner part of its hood. Remove its tooth from the center (the easiest way to do that is to cut the octopus in half. Otherwise, you can pick it out with your finger, but this may be a bit tricky)
- Make a cross with two sheets of foil, about 1.5-2 feet each. Place a piece of baking paper on the center of the cross and place the octopus on top of it. Pour the olive oil and balsamic over the octopus, add the rest of the ingredients and wrap firmly with the foil.
- Place on a baking tray and bake for 1 hour 30 minutes. Unwrap and check to see if the octopus is fork tender. If it seems a little tough, bake for 30 more minutes.
- Unwrap, take the octopus out of the foil and cut into pieces. Drizzle with olive oil and some balsamic and serve.Eat!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 289 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
GREEK-STYLE OCTOPUS RECIPE (XTAPODI)
This traditional Greek Octopus recipe will transfer you back to your favorite Greek island! Find out all the secrets to cook the perfect Greek style Octopus
Provided by Eli K. Giannopoulos
Categories Appetizer
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Into a large pan, add the tentacles of the octopus, along with the red wine vinegar, the wine and bay leaves and bring to the boil. Boil with the lid on, on medium low heat, for 40-60 minutes. Do not add any water, because the octopus, will shrink and emit enough water. Be careful not to add any salt, as the octopus is salty enough and not to over-boil it, because it will get mushy. When cooked nicely, the octopus should be crunchy.
- When done, remove the octopus from the pan and keep the juices into a bowl.
- Into a very hot pan, add the octopus, without the juices, and color nicely for 1 minute. This will allow the octopus to get crispy on the outside.
- Add the sliced onions and chopped tomatoes into the pan, along with 1-2 tbsps of olive oil and the garlic and stir. Let it cook for about 5 minutes, stirring every now and again, until the onions caramelize.
- Deglaze with the balsamic vinegar and wait for it to evaporate. Pour in the juices from boiling the octopus, that you kept aside, and 2 tbsps of honey. Season well with freshly ground pepper, sprinkle with some chopped pasley and cook for 3-5 minutes.
- Serve with some crusted bread and ouzo or tsipouro.
GRILLED OCTOPUS
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories appetizer, main course
Time 2h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine octopus, bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, 1 teaspoon salt, garlic and 1 lemon, cut in half, in saucepan along with water to cover. Turn heat to medium, cover, and bring to boil. Adjust heat so that liquid simmers slowly, and cook until octopus is tender, for 30 to 90 minutes, depending on whether you're using two smaller octopuses or 1 larger one (check for doneness with point of sharp knife). Drain, discarding everything but octopus. (You can prepare this 24 hours in advance up to this point; cover, and refrigerate octopus.) Set aside.
- Start charcoal or wood fire, or preheat gas grill; fire should be quite hot. Grill rack about 4 inches from heat source. Cut octopus into large serving pieces, brush it with half the olive oil, and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Grill it quickly until outside browns but inside is not dried out. Cut remaining lemon into wedges.
- Brush octopus with remaining olive oil. Serve with lemon wedges, hot or at room temperature, garnished with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 273, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 35 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 639 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram
BAKED OCTOPUS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: whole octopu, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, cayenne pepper, chicken broth, baby spinach, salt
Provided by Vairyn Lee
Categories Dinner
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Add octopus to a large, deep pot and fill with broth until octopus is covered. Add cayenne pepper, salt, garlic, and lemon juice to taste.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer for 1 hour. Add 2 tbsp soy sauce and additional lemon juice while simmering.
- Once done, blanch octopus in a bowl of ice. Once chilled, chop into small pieces.
- Line an oven-safe pan with baby spinach and top with octopus pieces. Pour soy sauce/lemon juice mixture atop this.
- Bake in an oven at 325°F for an hour.
- Remove and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 65 calories, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 9 grams, Sugar 0 grams
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