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Octopus in its Own Water

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Octopus cooked in onion and oil giving the octopus a delicious aroma and a coral color.

Yield: 4 Ready in 30 minutes

Cuisine: ItalianMain Ingredient: Octopus

(3.5, 2) 50% would make again (reviews)

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Octopus in its Own Water
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Servings          
Original recipe makes 4
1 lbPolpi (Octopus)
1 Onion
EV Olive oil
Salt & Pepper

Octopus in its Own Water Preparation

Add some EV olive oil in a pan and let it warm up.

Slice the onion very fine and saute` it until it becomes translucent.

Add the octopus. Salt and pepper to taste.

Cook for about 20 minutes.

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    • Calories Per Serving: 120
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    Octopus in its Own Water Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Why is EVOO necessary? If you are cooking it with onions for 20 minutes +, you'd think any old olive oil would do, wouldn't you?

    What is the recommended temp for cooking?
    3 years, 2 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours, 32 minutes ago
    [I posted this recipe.]
    3 years, 4 months, 1 weeks, 3 days, 3 hours, 9 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. polpo
    2. octopus
    3. Octopus
    4. Italian

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