Recipe Archives->Spanish->Octopus Tapas

 
Pulpo a Feira
(Spanish Octopus Galician stile)
 
2 kg octopus
sea salt
paprika
potatoes (optional)
 
Rinse and clean the octopus, freeze (if you don't, it will be hard
as a rock. Before freezers, to make it tender we used to "hit" it).
Put water in a BIG pot until it boils. With the help of a hook or
any other instrument, put it in, and remove it from the boiling
water 3 times; then let it boil for 25 minutes. Test with a spike
its tenderness, and remove the pot from the heat letting it in the
water another 15 minutes.

Cut the tentacles (it's the only part you eat) in slices with some
scissors, place the pieces on a wooden bowl and add over it, salt,
paprika and olive oil.

You can also place the octopus over slices of boiled potatoes.

Printable version: octopus-tapas.txt.