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
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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.
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