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Ingredients

• ✓ octopus
• olive oil
• red onion
• bay leaf
• tomato
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place the octopus pieces into a large saucepan. Cover, and cook over medium-high heat until the octopus has released its juices, 10 to 15 minutes. Uncover, and continue simmering until the liquid has reduced to 3 to 4 tablespoons, 20 to 25 minutes.
2. 2 Drizzle the octopus with olive oil, then stir in the onions and bay leaves. Cook and stir until the onions have softened, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the octopus is tender and the sauce has thickened, about 25 minutes. Cook uncovered for the last 10 minutes if the sauce is too thin.

By Diana Moutsopoulos

Ingredients

• ✓ octopus
• squid
• shrimp
• surimi
• lime juice
• tomato
• red onion
• worcestershire sauce
• hot pepper sauce
• tomato paste
• cayenne pepper
• cumin
• chili powder
• salt
• cilantro
• avocado

Instructions

1. 1 Stir seafood mix and lime juice together in a large, non-metallic bowl; let stand 10 minutes. Fold in diced tomatoes and onion; cover, and refrigerate 30 minutes. Whisk together Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, tomato paste, cayenne pepper, cumin, chili powder, and salt in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. 2 After 30 minutes, gently stir 1/2 of the tomato paste mixture into seafood mixture. Cover remaining tomato paste mixture and seafood mixture. Return both to the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
3. 3 After another 30 minutes, gently stir the remaining tomato paste mixture into ceviche, cover, and refrigerate another 30 minutes.
4. 4 Gently stir cilantro and diced avocado into ceviche before serving.

By Kasey

Ingredients

• ✓ octopus
• salt
• black peppercorn
• wine cork
• olive oil
• lemon
• parsley
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Fill a large pot 1/2 full with water. Add 2 tablespoons kosher salt, peppercorns, and the wine cork; bring to a boil over high heat.
3. 3 Meanwhile, place octopus on a cutting board. Using a wooden spoon or meat mallet, pound the octopus multiple times, starting in the middle and moving down each tentacle to tenderize.
4. 4 Dip tentacles into boiling water 3 times, holding them in the boiling water 2 to 3 seconds each time, until tentacles curl up. Submerge entire octopus in the boiling water. Bring water back to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until octopus is fork-tender, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for 30 minutes.
5. 5 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
6. 6 Grill octopus until charred on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
7. 7 Remove from heat, slice into pieces, and place on a serving platter. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and squeeze lemon over the top. Sprinkle with parsley and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

By Kim's Cooking Now

Ingredients

• ✓ octopus
• water
• vegetable oil
• carrot
• celery
• potato
• pasilla chile pepper
• onion
• tomato
• shrimp
• corn kernel
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Place water in a large soup pot, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add octopus, and continue boiling for about 20 minutes.
2. 2 While octopus is boiling, heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrots, celery, potatoes, and pasilla pepper. Fry for about 15 minutes, adding onion and tomato at the very end. The ingredients do not need to be fully cooked.
3. 3 When octopus has boiled for 20 minutes, add shrimp in their shells to octopus, and let it boil for 5 more minutes. Add vegetables from skillet, and season with salt to your liking. If corn is used, put it in with shrimp. Let everything simmer together for 15 minutes.

By SCOOBYLADY

Ingredients

• ✓ octopus
• onion
• garlic
• bay leaf
• paprika
• salt
• olive oil
• white wine
• olive oil
• braising liquid
• lemon juice
• olive oil
• salt
• cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Place onion, garlic, bay leaf, paprika, salt, and 1 tablespoon olive oil into a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until onions start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add white wine to create the braising liquid. Bring to a simmer.
3. 3 Transfer octopus into braising liquid, turning to coat with the liquid. Cover; reduce heat to low. Simmer 20 minutes and turn octopus over. Continue cooking until octopus is tender, another 40 to 45 minutes.
4. 4 Remove from heat; transfer octopus to a large bowl. Pour braising liquid over octopus. Place bowl above a bowl of ice water to cool to room temperature.
5. 5 Cover bowl with plastic wrap when octopus and liquid are cool. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 2 hours or overnight.
6. 6 Transfer octopus to a work surface and mop off braising juices with paper towels; remove as much of the purple skin as you want. Cut octopus into 3 or 4 serving-size pieces. Brush with olive oil.
7. 7 Transfer braising liquid to saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Strain out solids; transfer liquid to a mixing bowl; let cool about 10 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, and cayenne pepper to make the serving sauce.
8. 8 Heat a grill pan or outdoor grill to high heat. Transfer octopus pieces to grill. Cook until flesh is seared, almost charred, 3 or 4 minutes. Turn and cook other side until dark brown, caramelized, and heated through, another 3 or 4 minutes. Transfer to a platter.
9. 9 Slice octopus into fairly thick diagonal slices. Place on a serving dish. Spoon braising liquid mixture over the top. Dust with a bit of cayenne pepper, if desired.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ octopus
• olive oil
• onion
• mint
• garlic
• curry powder
• mixed spice
• salt
• pepper
• red wine
• lemon zest
• orange zest
• tomato
• potato
• pea
• olive
• tomato paste
• bay leaf
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Place octopus in a large pot filled with enough lightly salted water to cover; bring to a boil, then simmer over medium heat until opaque, about 15 minutes. Drain. Cool slightly; cut into bite-sized pieces.
2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, mint leaves, garlic, curry powder and mixed spice; cook and stir until onion is soft. Season with salt and black pepper. Stir in octopus, wine, lemon zest, and orange zest; simmer to blend flavors, 3 to 4 minutes, then stir in tomatoes, potatoes, peas, olives, tomato paste, bay leaves, and sugar. Cover and reduce heat to low; simmer until octopus and potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes.

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