The octopuses according to this recipe are soft, the walnut sauce is very tasty, it is also suitable for various meat dishes. Such baby octopuses are eaten very quickly, they can be served as a snack, but if you cook them for lunch, then boil rice as a side dish.
It is necessary
- - 800 g baby octopuses;
- - 100 ml of dry white wine;
- - 3 cloves of garlic;
- - half a lemon;
- - 2 tbsp. tablespoons of fresh oregano;
- - black pepper.
- For the sauce;
- - 100 g of walnuts;
- - 100 ml of dry white wine, fish or vegetable broth, cream;
- - 3 cloves of garlic;
- - 2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
- - salt, pepper, bay leaf, parsley.
Instructions
Step 1
Cut the lemon into slices, peel the garlic and also cut into thin slices. Marinate octopuses with lemon, garlic, oregano, black pepper and dry white wine. Set them aside for 1 hour. If your octopuses were frozen, then they must first be defrosted.
Step 2
Remove the octopuses from the marinade, blot them with paper towels, quickly fry in hot olive oil for 3 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove them from the pan, set them aside for now.
Step 3
Pour white wine into the pan where the octopuses were cooked, bring to a boil. Add bay leaf broth, pepper and salt to taste. Let the liquid simmer over high heat. Grind the walnuts with the garlic in a blender to make a smooth, nut-garlic paste.
Step 4
Add the nut butter to the boiling liquid and stir. Add non-heavy cream, you can replace them with non-acidic yogurt. Leave on low heat to heat for 5 minutes. Do not bring to a boil, stir, the sauce should thicken. Add salt and pepper if necessary.
Step 5
Pour the finished octopuses with walnut sauce, sprinkle the dish with chopped parsley on top. Baby octopuses with peanut sauce are ready.
