You don't have to go to an expensive restaurant to taste delicious and unusual octopus dishes. It is quite possible to prepare a delicacy in your own kitchen.
It is necessary
For recipe number 1: - 800 g of small octopuses; - 100 g of shrimp; - 60 g butter; - oregano; - basil; - salt; - pepper; - 1 clove of garlic; - 50 g fennel (tuber); - 50 ml of table red wine; - 2 tomatoes; - 1 shallots. For recipe number 2: - 800 g of small octopuses; - 0.3 cups of olive oil; - 2-3 cloves of garlic; - 1 pc of sweet red pepper; - 1 tablespoon Thai sweet chili sauce; - 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice; - greens
Instructions
Step 1
Stores usually sell frozen octopuses, so defrost them at room temperature before cooking them. Then remove the eyes of the octopuses. Turn the carcass inside out. Find and remove the beak and all the entrails. Rinse small octopuses under running water.
Step 2
Octopus stuffed with shrimps
Peel the octopuses, remove the entrails, lightly fry in oil. Drizzle them with lemon juice and set aside to marinate. While the octopuses are marinating, cook the minced meat. Boil and peel the shrimp. Cut vegetables into small cubes, add herbs and spices. Place the octopuses on a baking sheet and carefully stuff each tentacle. Pour some water onto a baking sheet so that it covers half of the tentacles. Place each small piece of butter on top of the octopus and place the baking sheet in the preheated oven. Bake for about 15 minutes.
Step 3
Octopus in sweet sauce
Peel and chop the garlic. Toss the prepared little octopuses with chopped garlic and olive oil. Leave to marinate for 1-2 hours in a cool place. Preheat a grill pan. Fry the octopuses until tender. Usually 3-5 minutes are enough for this, no more. Chop the bell peppers. Put it in a salad bowl. Add chili sauce, herbs and freshly squeezed lemon juice to the pepper. Put the fried octopuses on this mass and mix everything. The dish can be served both warm and cold.
