Pulpo a la Gallega - Latin American Recipe

Pulpo a la Gallega

🌍 Latin American, Galicia, Spain Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 1 whole octopus (1.5kg)
• 2 onions
• 2 bay leaves. Dressing: 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
• ½ tsp hot paprika
• flaky salt. Boiled waxy potatoes to serve

Method

1. Freezing — Freeze octopus overnight, thaw — tenderizes it.
2. Step 2 — Bring large pot of salted water to boil with onions and bay.
3. Step 3 — "Scare" octopus: dip in boiling water 3 times for 3 sec each.
4. Submerging — Submerge and simmer 45-60 min until tender. Test with knife.
5. Resting — Rest 15 min. Cut tentacles in rounds with scissors.
6. Arranging — Arrange on wooden board over sliced potatoes. Drizzle oil, scatter paprikas, salt.

Tags: octopus, onions, bay leaves. dressing: 4 tbsp olive oil, sweet smoked paprika, hot paprika · Source: Brittani's Almanac