Octopus Pilaf (oktapodi Pilaffi) Recipe
Yield: 6 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
2 lbs: Octopus, skinned
2 medium: Onions, finely chopped
1 cup: Garlic, finely chopped
1: Bay leaf,
1 pinch: Oregano, dry
1/2 tsp: Fines herbes,
1 cup: Wine, dry white
Butter,
2 tbsp: Tomato paste,
16 ounce: Tomato, whole, can
2 cup: Rice,
Directions:
Pound the octopus in order to tenderize it, and cut into cubes. Saute
the onions in1/4 lb butter until golden brown; add garlic, bay leaf,
oregano, fines herbes, and octopus. Saute for a few more minutes;
then add tomato paste, whole tomatoes and wine. Stir well, cover and
simmer over low fire for one hour, or until octopus is tender. When
octopus is cooked, place 3-1/2 cups water,1/2 cup of octopus sauce
and 2 Tbsp butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, add rice, stir,
lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes. To serve, shape the rice into
individual mounds with a cup, and cover with octopus and remaining
sauce. This may be prepared ahead of time and reheated in the oven
before serving. Its delicious with boiled greens and white retsina.
Source from luhu.jp
the onions in1/4 lb butter until golden brown; add garlic, bay leaf,
oregano, fines herbes, and octopus. Saute for a few more minutes;
then add tomato paste, whole tomatoes and wine. Stir well, cover and
simmer over low fire for one hour, or until octopus is tender. When
octopus is cooked, place 3-1/2 cups water,1/2 cup of octopus sauce
and 2 Tbsp butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, add rice, stir,
lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes. To serve, shape the rice into
individual mounds with a cup, and cover with octopus and remaining
sauce. This may be prepared ahead of time and reheated in the oven
before serving. Its delicious with boiled greens and white retsina.
Source from luhu.jp