The octopuses according to this recipe are soft, the walnut sauce is very tasty, it is also suitable for various meat dishes. Such baby octopuses are eaten very quickly, you can serve as a snack, if you cook them for dinner, then boil rice as a side dish.
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You will need
- - 800 g baby octopus;
- - 100 ml of dry white wine;
- - 3 cloves of garlic;
- - half a lemon;
- - 2 tbsp. tablespoons of fresh oregano;
- - black pepper.
- For the sauce;
- - 100 g of walnuts;
- - 100 ml of dry white wine, fish or vegetable broth, cream;
- - 3 cloves of garlic;
- - 2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
- - salt, pepper, bay leaf, parsley.
Instruction manual
1
Cut the lemon into slices, peel the garlic and also cut into thin slices. Marinate octopuses with lemon, garlic, oregano, black pepper and dry white wine. Set them aside for 1 hour. If your octopuses were frozen, then they must first be thawed.
2
Remove the octopuses from the marinade, pat them with paper towels, quickly fry them in warm olive oil for 3 minutes. Remove them from the pan with a slotted spoon, set aside for the time being.
3
Pour white wine into a frying pan where octopuses were cooked, bring to a boil. Add the broth with bay leaf, pepper and salt to taste. Let the liquid boil over high heat. Grind walnuts with garlic in a blender to make a smooth nutty garlic paste.
4
Add the nut paste to the boiling liquid, stir. Add non-fat cream, you can replace them with non-acidic yogurt. Leave on low heat to warm for 5 minutes. Do not bring to a boil, stir, the sauce should thicken. Add salt and pepper if necessary.
5
Pour the finished octopuses with walnut sauce, sprinkle the dish with chopped parsley on top. Baby octopuses with peanut sauce are ready.