Greek Grilled Octopus Recipes

Greek Grilled Octopus {Traditional Mediterranean Recipe}

WEBJan 5, 2023 · Once the water is boiling, make sure and salt the water properly and allow the octopus to blanch for a 3-5 minutes or until al …

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1. If frozen, allow to defrost completely in the fridge
2. Preheat the oven to 300°F
3. Bring a pot of salted water to boil. Submerge the octopus for 1 minute. Remove and rinse under cold running water.
4. Prepare the bed of aromatics in a dish large enough to hold the octopus. Roughly chop everything you will be using and place the octopus on top.

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Grilled Octopus Recipe Greek Grilled Octopus Hank …

WEBJun 24, 2016 · Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and blanch the octopus for 90 seconds. Remove the octopus and let it drain on a …

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1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and blanch the octopus for 90 seconds. Remove the octopus and let it drain on a colander.
2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 300°F. Line the bottom of a brazier, a Dutch oven or other large, ovenproof pot with the herbs and bay leaves. Lay the octopus on the nest of herbs, cover the pot and cook in the oven until tender, which will be somewhere between 90 minutes for small octopus to 4 hours for a really gigantic one. Two hours is about normal.
3. When the octopus is tender, cut it into chunks. Leave small octopi whole. Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano and chile and marinate the octopus in this for at least 1 hour, and as much as a day or two.
4. To finish, get your grill blazing hot. Make sure the grill grates are clean. Grill the octopus over high heat until you get a little bit of charring here and there; they're already cooked, so you are just adding flavor. Drizzle your grilled octopus with really good olive oil, grind some black pepper over them and serve with a wedge of lemon -- and a shot of ouzo.

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Classic Grilled Octopus / Ktapodi stin Skara Diane …

WEBSep 4, 2020 · It would be hard to imagine the Greek meze table without a few slightly charred, smoky grilled octopus tentacles. This classic …

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1. If using frozen octopus, defrost it in the refrigerator overnight.
2. Using a large, sharp knife, cut off the octopus’s sack-like hood just below the eyes and either discard or use to make a few servings of octopus keftedes (see box). Divide the octopus into eight pieces, keeping the tentacles intact. Place in a heavy saucepan with the garlic, bay leaf, rosemary, thyme, vinegar, balsamic, half cup of olive oil, and black pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 45 to 50 minutes, or until the tentacles are tender but al dente and not at all stringy.
3. Remove the octopus from the heat and place it in a bowl with enough of the pot juices to cover. Set aside until ready to grill. (At this point, you can bring the octopus to room temperature, then refrigerate in its cooking liquid for up to 24 hours.)
4. Strain the octopus cooking liquid and discard the solids. Transfer the liquid back to the pot and simmer over medium-low heat until reduced to a loose syrupy consistency.

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