BRAISED OCTOPUS RECIPE

Braised Octopus is a French seafood recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Braised Octopus by following this easy recipe. Ingredients:

• 1 kg Baby octopus • 12 Garlic flakes • 2 tsp Sea salt • 1 Cup sherry vinegar • 1/2 Cup virgin oil • 1/2 Cup honey • 4 Carrots • 3 Sticks celery • 150 gms Bacon bones (sliced) • 1/2 Cup raw sugar • 1 Bunch thyme • 1/4 Cup red wine

How to make Braised Octopus:

• Peel the carrots and cut into slices. • Cut celery sticks into slices. • Cut tentacles away from the head of octopus. • Clean the octopus and rinse it. • Cut octopus in half. • Mix garlic, chopped ginger and salt. • Prepare a paste. • Stir the paste in vinegar and oil. • Mix octopus with garlic mixture and honey in a separate bowl. • Refrigerate for 1 hour. • Heat the oil in a pan. • Add sliced celery, carrots, bacon bones and salt. • Cook over high flame for 5 minutes. • Now cook over medium till they turn brown. • Add sugar and thyme. • Cook over high heat for 2 minutes. • Drain the octopus and keep the marinade aside. • Put marinated octopus in pan and cook over high heat. • Now add stored marinade and add wine. • Cook over low flame till octopus turns soft. • Braised Octopus is ready.