Octopus…. Favorite food we prepare in so many ways!!! The octopus is specific for preparing, because if we do not follow some small tricks for its processing, we will have a difficult to eat product.
The meat of the octopus is a muscle, and in order to make it brittle and pleasant to eat, you need to process it with a simple technique-a sharp change of temperature:
1) Wash and clean the octopus. Be precise with the tentacles to remove any sand and hard particles that are glued to them.
2) Cut it in portions, dry with a napkin, pack in bags and freeze in the freezer.
3) Preheat in a deep saucepan 2-3 liters of water, add white wine, bay leaf, a few allspice. When the liquid boils, remove the frozen octopus from the freezer, remove the bags and put it directly as it is frozen in the boiling water. The water should cover the entire octopus. Reduce heat to medium degree and allow to steam for 40 minutes. If you boil it too long, you will get a leathery octopus. 40 minutes is enough.
4) Drain the octopus out of the water.
5) Do not add salt to the water, because you will add salt to the dishes in which you will turn it on.
5) Now you can put it on the rack or heat in butter and garlic to add flavor. Cut it into small pieces and marinate it in olive oil, with lemon, spices and garlic-a convenient way to include it into your salads during the week.
Enjoy it your way.
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