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Octopus
 

Ingredients:                                        

2 kilos of octopus

1 cup of olive oil

2 cups of red dry wine

4-5 small tomatoes, chopped

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

3-4 bay leaves




Directions:


Clean the octopus and cut it in small pieces.

Put the water into a pan and bring to a boil. Add the octopus and boil it till the water is evaporated, remove it.

In another pan fry the olive oil and sauté the octopus for 5-10 minutes in high temperature (5 out of 6). Add the wine, the tomatoes and stir for 5 more minutes.

Lower the temperature to 3 (out of 6) add the bay leaves and let it cook for ½ an hour till octopus is tender and sauce is firm.


Tip:


This dish is very well accompanied with French fries and Ouzo You can have it as a starter with bread.