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Fish

Galician Style Octopus

Octopus tentacles cooked to perfection, sliced over a bed of pan-fried potatoes, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with spicy paprika.

⏱️ 90 minutes
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👥 4 servings
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🧂 7 ingredients

🧂 Ingredients

  • ✓
    Pulpo
    1.5 kg
  • ✓
    Patatas
    500g
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    Aceite de oliva virgen extra
    100ml
  • ✓
    Pimentón picante
    2 cucharaditas
  • ✓
    Sal gruesa
    al gusto
  • ✓
    Cebolla
    1 unidad
  • ✓
    Laurel
    1 hoja

📋 Instructions

  1. 1

    Freeze octopus 24 hours beforehand to tenderize it.

  2. 2

    Thaw completely and wash.

  3. 3

    Boil water with an onion and a bay leaf.

  4. 4

    Scare the octopus: dip it 3 times in the boiling water.

  5. 5

    Cook the octopus 40-50 minutes over medium heat.

  6. 6

    Let it rest in the water 15 more minutes.

  7. 7

    Peel and slice potatoes thinly.

  8. 8

    Cook potatoes in the octopus cooking water.

  9. 9

    Cut octopus into slices with kitchen scissors.

  10. 10

    Serve over potatoes with oil, paprika and coarse salt.

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