Recipe

Octapothi- Greek Grilled Octopus Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Greekgirrrl / All my dishes 8 months, 1 week ago Serve with a glass of ouzo on ice! OPA! Prep:180m Cook:15m Servings:6	Greekgirrrl
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Ingredients

1 whole raw octopus- medium sized

5 Cloves Garlic (Finely chopped)

4 Whole Lemons (Squeezed)

1 Whole Octopus

3/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 Tablespoon Oregano

1-2 Pinch Pepper (To taste)

2-3 Pinch Salt (To taste)

1 Cup red wine Vinegar

Directions

Beat the octopus with a meat hammer or against the concrete (as they do in Greece) to soften it up.

This may take 15 minutes or more.

Cut and clean the octopus into pieces about twice the size of a serving because the meat will shrink when cooked.

Combine the vinegar, a 1/4 cup of olive oil, the garlic, some oregano, salt and pepper.

Place marinade in large ziploc bag and add octopus.

Marinate overnight for best results but 3 hrs in the fridge will do.

To cook, warm the BBQ to low-medium heat and lay the meat on the grill.

Baste with a mixture of the remaining olive oil, the juice from the lemons, and the oregano, being careful not to cause a flame to erupt in the BBQ.

When the octopus is done (about 15 minutes), plate, and pour the remaining marinade over the removed octopus and serve.

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Comments

wolfpackjack 8 months, 1 week ago said:
Love the octopus... No ouzo... thanks for the post

peterm 8 months, 1 week ago said:
I wish I liked octopus as a kid...I would eaten so much when it was cheap...bravo koritsi mou!

danadooley 6 months, 1 week ago said:
I love octopus and this is an awesome recipe. But do you pour the remaining marinade over the grilled octopus as it is or do you cook it first?

kakedog 1 month, 1 week ago said:
Do you peel it before you marinade it? it seems as though you wouldn't have to beat it as much with out the skin. sounds delicious though

greekgirrrl 1 month, 1 week ago said:
Hey, kakedog! The beating of the octopus is primarily done to loosen the muscle that holds the black ink in its sac. Pounding the critter does just that and also somewhat tenderizes it. So to answer your question, no, i don't take the skin from the octopus. Helene
BTW- Thanks for stopping by my recipe!

mrjwjohnson 2 weeks, 4 days ago said:
God I love Octopus, it always makes me think of Tarpon Springs, FL

ragnarokx23 1 week ago said:
Oo now you have me craving octopus. This recipe attracted my attention just like that. I have to try this one day. Thankss for sharing!

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