Octopus in its Ink
From elgourmand 16 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This is very much a Pacific Basin type dish. If there is a Polynesian community where you live you may find many of these ingredients & veggies, etc. there. I found them near my family’s home in Las Vegas, which is a long way from the South Pacific. Read more Fresh octopus is definitely best!! See less
Ingredients
- • 1 fresh 2 - 3 lb octopus (your local fish market may have this or you’ll find partially pre-cooked octopus at a good supermarket but you won’t get the ink). shopping list
- • ¼ - ½ C lemon juice. shopping list
- • ½ cup water if you’re using pre-cooked octopus shopping list
- • 8 – 12 oz Peepee (coconut cream) depending on size of octopus shopping list
- • ½ Tsp sugar (if no ink) shopping list
- • 1 pinch basil (to taste) shopping list
- • salt & fresh ground pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- • Wash octopus thoroughly and cut into large bite size pieces saving the ink. You can cook the body and tentacles, discarding insides, eye and beak
- • Soak octopus in lemon juice for 2 -3 hours, stirring occasionally
- • Rinse octopus thoroughly in fresh water.
- • Place fresh octopus in a medium pan over low heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until all the water from the octopus is gone. If using pre-cooked octopus add the ½ cup of water at the beginning and cook until gone
- • Mix the ink (sugar if no ink) with the Peepee and add to the pan stirring octopus and Peepee to mix well
- • Simmer until Peepee thickens slightly, stirring frequently, do not let Peepee boil or burn
- Serve while hot with steamed Breadfruit, Taro cooked green banana or rice.
People Who Like This Dish 3
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- fishtrippin Estelline, SD
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This is such an interesting recipe to me. I once had a mexican babysitter who would feed her family octopus. I wonder if this is a similar recipe to what she served? I'll have to give this a shot! Thank you for sharing!!
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sounds delicious........ am thinking of moving over there lol
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I haven't octopus in years, will probably have to order it!^5
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