Pickled Octopus
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
2 jars
ingredients
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 kg octopus
- 3⁄4 cup olive oil
- 2⁄3 cup red wine vinegar
- 5 sprigs lemon thyme
- 1 garlic clove, peeled & sliced
- 1 -2 sterlised jar
directions
- If you can buy cleaned octopus you can skip the next stage.
- Gut the octopus and peel the skin from the octopus. Remove the beak (it is located at the top of the legs).
- Place the octopus in large pan with 1 cup water. Cook over medium/low heat. The octopus will give off a lot of liquid but check ocassionally that there is still enough liquid in the pan.
- Cook for about 1 -1 1/2 hours. Test with a skew, it should easily pierce the flesh.
- Remove from pan and allow to cool slightly or cool enough to handle.
- Slice tentacles into 3cm lengths and body into pieces.
- Mix up the dressing ingredients. Check dressing that it is not too vinegary as vinegar strenght is so variable.
- Pack the octopus in the sterlised jars and pour over the marinade.
- Let sit in the refrigerator for 5 days before eating.
- Serve as part of meze.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Coasty
Australia
Recently relocated to Queensland, warmer seas for sailing and fishing. Aside from cooking for my family I do cake decorating (mainly wedding cakes) and recently unusual jams - adding spices and herb - and preserves and cheese making