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Octopus in tomato sauce

Cooking method
Cuisine
Κατηγορία , ,
Difficulty Intermediate
Time
Preparation time: 10 min Cooking time: 55 min Total time:: 1 hr 5 mins
Portions 2
Ingredients
  • 250 grams fresh octopus
  • 1 potato (medium size)
  • 1 white onion
  • 1 small carrot
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • olive oil (preferably)
  • 50 grams tomato juice (or sauce)
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • vinegar (a bit)
  • 3 bay laurel leaves
  • 1 stick of cinnamon
  • 4 spice grains
  • oregano (preferably)
  • hot water (as much as you need)
Instructions
  1. Cut the octopus in chunk pieces.
  2. Cut the vegetables in asymmetrical, chunk pieces, roughly as the octopus’s size.
  3. Add olive oil in a warm, non-stick frying pan and sautée the octopus, on high heat, for 3 minutes.
  4. Next, add the bay laurel leaves, the spice, the cinnamon, the oregano and mix.
  5. Add the garlic, whether as a whole or cut in slices and the rest of the vegetables. Continue to sautée for another 3 minutes, always on high heat.
  6. Add the tomato paste, heat it well and deglaze with vinegar.
  7. Next, add the tomato juice or sauce and mix well.
  8. Finally, add salt, pepper and hot water, just enough so it doesn’t cover the ingredients, roughly 200-300 grams, depending on the utensil you use.
  9. Let the food boil and next, lower the heat at the 1⁄3 of the kitchen’s dynamic and simmer with the cover on, for 40-45 minutes.
  10. Optionally serve with finely chopped stems of parsley!
Keywords: octopus, tomato, sauce, fasted, seafood
Read it online: https://timoleondiamantis.gr/en/recipe/chtapodi-kokkinisto/