Octopus With Sauce - Oxtapothi Me Saltsa
From elgourmand2 8 years ago
- 1 Hr. to make
- Serves 4-6
It’s all Greek to me. Had this in Athens but no recipe. Found this one and it seemed about right. Made it and tweaked it and it came out really nice. At the end of step 4 I dumped the whole lot into my Crock Pot, added about ½ cup of beer and cooked it on low for about 6 hours.
Ingredients
- • 1 octopus weighing about 3 lbs. (1.5 kg.) shopping list
- • 1 cup olive oil shopping list
- • 2 cloves garlic shopping list
- • 1 lb. chopped onion shopping list
- • 1/2 cup red wine shopping list
- • 1 1/2 lb., (700g) peeled and diced tomatoes. shopping list
- • Water as needed in step 5. shopping list
- • Pepper, to taste. shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Clean and wash the octopus and put into a saucepan without adding water. Cover and allow to simmer for 10 minutes; drain and peel off the skin.
- 2. Cut octopus into small pieces and return to the saucepan See Photo. Add the oil, garlic and onions.
- 3. Sauté for a few minutes over high heat.
- 4. Pour over the wine and when it has almost evaporated, add the tomatoes and pepper.
- 5. Cover and cook very slowly for about 2 hours or until tender and the sauce is thick. Keep an eye on the liquid in the pot and add a bit of water as needed.
- 6. Serve with rice, pasta or mashed potatoes. Rice is best.
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