Nothing like an octopus rice to celebrate a great family lunch. It’s a traditional recipe very tasty and ideal for Winter days.
Servings:: 4
Prep Time:
10 m
Cook Time:
60 m
Total Time:
1:10 h
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Ingredients
- 1 kg / (2 1/4 pounds) octopus
- 1 large onion
- 50 ml / (3 1/3 tablespoons) olive oil
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 250 grams / (8 3/4 ounces) rice
- Pepper (to taste)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 bunch of parsley
- Coriander (to taste)
- 3 medium ripe tomatoes
- 1 small onion to cook the octopus
- Salt (to taste)
Directions
- Clean and wash the octopus. Put it in a pressure cooker with water seasoned with a small unpeeled onion, a bay leaf and a bunch of parsley. Cook about 35 minutes. When the octopus is cooked, drain it and cut into pieces. Reserve the cooking water.
- Place the olive oil, chopped onion, the chopped garlic and the peeled tomato cut into pieces in a saucepan and simmer over low heat until the tomato start to break down. Add the octopus and the rice seasoned with a little salt and pepper, stir and pour the cooking water (enough water to completely cover the rice and the octopus). Bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and sprinkle with chopped coriander. Let stand about 5 minutes and serve.
Octopus rice
Nutrition facts
Serves 4
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 572
Total Fat 15 g(23%)
Saturated Fat 2 g(9%)
Cholesterol 0 mg(0%)
Sodium 48 mg(2%)
Total Carbohydrate 58 g(19%)
Protein 48.5 g
