Roasted Octopus (Polvo Assado) Recipe
This roasted octopus recipe (receita de polvo assado), with potatoes, makes a delicious meal.
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Ingredients
1 octopus weighing approximately 1.5 kg1 kg of potatoes2 onions cut into half moon rings2 minced garlic cloves2 bay leaves100g skinless chorizo, cut into cubes1 sprig of parsley tied with a stringHalf red bell pepper cut into strips3 ripe tomatoes, skinless and seedless, cut into cubes1 chilli pepper200ml of olive oil250ml of white wineSalt and pepper (to taste)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Place the octopus in a pan with water and simmer over very low heat (180-200°F or 82-93°C) for 45 to 60 minutes, until the octopus is fork-tender.
- On a baking tray, place the bay leaves, the onion, the pepper strips, the potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle with 5 tablespoons of olive oil and half of the white wine.
- Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven.
- In a frying pan, heat the remaining half of the oil, the garlic, the chilli, the chorizo and tomato cubes, the bunch of parsley and let it cook for 3 minutes.
- After 20 minutes in the oven, remove the tray and, with the help of a slotted spoon, move the potatoes to the edges.
- In the center of the board, place the parsley branch and the octopus.
- Drizzle the water used to cook the octopus, the remaining wine, the rest of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Return to the oven, maintaining the same temperature and bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the potatoes are cooked and the sauce is set.
Adapted from a Recipe by: Receitas de Portugal
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Comments (2)
glenndarrigo
How long do you cook the octopus in the water on very low heat what is very low heat a simmer it's not in the recipe?
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1 Year ago, Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Tuga Pops
Simmer for 45 to 60 minutes over low heat (180-200°F or 82-93°C) until the octopus is fork-tender
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1 Year ago, Tuesday, March 11, 2025