Receta Recipe For Octopus Spaghetti

by Tandy Sinclair

Head straight on to the recipe for Octopus Spaghetti |Spaghetti Al Polpo  ♥ The other night while eating out, James informed us that octopuses are extremely intelligent and that is why he would not eat them! I also learnt that they 4 pairs of arms. I never thought of the tentacles as being pairs. What I do know is that it is the tentacles you need to make this octopus spaghetti. Octopus Spaghetti I have been trying to sort out the clothes I need for our September holiday as we are going to be away for longer than usual, and we are travelling home during the day this trip instead of overnight. I have travelling clothes that are comfortable to sleep in but what I need for the return flight are clothes that will be suitable for when we get off the plane in the evening here. I also need to ensure that any winter wear I need is purchased now during our cold season. The temperature here at the moment is what I expect it to be in Europe at the time of the year we go so I am getting my wardrobe organized now. This is not as easy as it should be as I keep on changing my mind about what I am going to wear, and of course there is no guarantee I will feel like wearing those exact clothes in 3 months time. I have created a spreadsheet of the outfits I have chosen and all the bits and pieces I need to go with them. The hardest thing for me to ever find are socks in a variety of colours. Finding black socks is a doddle but brown, pink or even blue socks not so much. The place I buy most of my clothes at sells them in packs of 3 and there is always a colour I will never wear in the selection, or they have a pair of black socks in them. And I have more than enough pairs of black socks! Talking of pairs, as I said above, octopus legs are counted in pairs. Did you find that as strange as I did? Octopus Spaghetti   Save Print This method of cooking the octopus results in the most tender octopus I have ever had All Rights Reserved: Adapted from Made In Sicily, Giorgio Locatelli page 228 Ingredients for the parsley and garlic garnish 1 garlic clove Handful flat leaf parsley for the spaghetti with octopus 1 frozen octopus 2 red chillies 90mls olive oil, divided, plus extra for drizzling Large handful of flat leaf parsley 3 garlic cloves Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season 360g dried spaghetti 12 bella tomatoes, halved Method for the parsley and garlic garnish Crush the garlic clove on a chopping board using the back of a chefs knife Place the parsley onto the board on top of the garlic Chop finely and set aside for the spaghetti with octopus Defrost the octopus Remove the head and discard Cut the top off one of the chillies and remove the seeds Place into a stock pot with the parsley and 30mls of the oil Lightly crush the garlic cloves, leaving the paper on and add to the pot Place the octopus in the pot, put the lid on and place on a low temperature on the stove Simmer for an hour, stirring occasionally, ensuring that the tentacles are covered by the cooking liquid Remove from the heat and leave to cool until you can handle the octopus Bring a large pot of water to the boil Cut the tentacles into bite size pieces Add salt to the boiling water and cook the pasta for a minute less than the package instructions Place the rest of the oil into a large frying pan and heat over a medium temperature Add the tomatoes and when slightly softened, crush with the back of a spoon Finely chop the chilli and add to the pan If the octopus cooking liquid is not too salty add 60mls to the pan, if it is too salty add the pasta cooking water instead Add the octopus and heat through and season to taste Drain the pasta, reserving some of the water, and add the pasta to the pan Cook for 1 minute, adding some of the reserved cooking water if necessary Toss through the garlic and parsley and serve drizzled with olive oil My Notes I would recommend using frozen octopus for this as it means less work as the freezer does the tenderizing. If you can only find a fresh one, either place it into the freezer or bash it with a hammer. Wordpress Recipe Plugin by EasyRecipe 3.5.3208 Click on the links for conversions and notes. What I blogged June 13: three years ago – Fennel Parmigiana four years ago – Carrot And Beetroot Soup five years ago – The Post House Top of Page No votes yet. Please wait... Click to share the inspiration ♥Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related