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Special grilled marinated Octopus

Special grilled marinated Octopus

This grilled octopus will drive you crazy with its exquisite and special flavor!

Ingredients

  • 1 whole (about 1.5kg) octopus
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 stick celery, chopped
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 250ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • 125ml white wine vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano, plus a pinch more
  • 1/2 lemon
  • sea salt flakes

Method

  1. Wash the octopus well under cold running water. If not prepped already, remove the beak, ink sac and eyes, or ask the fishmonger to do it for you. Put into a large pan with the bay, onion, carrot, celery and peppercorns.
  2. Pour over cold water, until the octopus is covered. Cover with an upside down saucer if it won’t completely submerge. Bring to a boil, and simmer gently with the lid on for 1 – 1½ hours. Check after 1 hour by testing one of the tentacles with a knife. It should easily go through without much resistance. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool completely in the liquid.
  3. Drain the cooled octopus and cut into bite-size pieces. Whisk the olive oil, vinegar, garlic and oregano in a large bowl with some salt. Add the octopus pieces, and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
  4. Heat a griddle pan to high, and drain the octopus from the marinade. Sear the pieces for 2-3 minutes until heated through and starting to crisp and char. Transfer to a serving plate and sear the remaining pieces. Squeeze over the lemon, add a pinch more oregano and a little sea salt to serve.
Remember that in addition to being very tasty, the octopus is full of protein! Find the best quality octopus with us!

 

Posted
June 02, 2022