Octopus Spanish Nugget

Octopus Spanish Nugget


ingredients:

4 pounds of octopus cleaned , washed Whole.


seasoning :

1 cup (tea ) and filled with minced or grated onion
1 cup ( tea) of oil
1 teaspoon ( tsp) grated ginger
1 pinch of nutmeg (optional )
2 bay leaves
½ teaspoon (coffee ) ground cumin (optional )
1 teaspoon ( tsp) salt


sauce:

1 cup (tea ) dry red wine of good quality
6 ripe tomatoes peeled and seeded
½ liter of concentrated tomato sauce
6 cloves of India
1 small stick of cinnamon
2 tablets of chicken or beef .



Fresh Herbs :

1 spoon (soup ) and full of chopped fresh herbs :
basil, marjoram, parsley, mint, sage,
Do not put Rosemary is a strong herb that can damage your health .



How to Prepare :


Put the whole octopus for cooking covered with water, so it boil up , remove and throw into cold ice water, leave for 5 ' minutes . This procedure is to break the fibers.

Return to heat to cook in the same water with onion and bay leaves .

 Mode of Serving nugget :

Season with paprika spice and enough extra virgin olive oil and vinaigrette . (vinegar , parsley and chives and chopped tomatoes) .

An octopus takes 4 pounds 20 ' minutes in the pressure cooker and one ( 1 ) hour in common pan.

" Pay attention to the weight of the octopus, otherwise , it will not work . "

II - Option :

In a large pan fry the onion in oil , add the chicken broth, chopped tomatoes without skins, seeds , a pinch of cumin , cinnamon, cloves , ginger , nutmeg , bay leaves , when a thick sauce add the red wine . Remove the bay leaves .

Finally add the cooked octopus on fire by letting just 3'minutos . No more than " three minutes " .

** Be careful not to let the octopus long cooking , which is rubberized . **

Separately fry the pickled onions until dark , add the octopus sauce before serving . It is optional .

Finishing touch and a tablespoon of chopped herbs diverse .
Serve with white rice or cooked whole potatoes , then cut in half with a little olive oil .

Accompany with lettuce salad with avocado or mango , pineapple , tomato , and fennel cortadinha . Dressing the part .

Line a platter with whole lettuce white crockery for up to distribute the fruits , tomatoes, fennel , and black olives .

Note :
The way of cooking is Tempering is the nugget

The II is my choice .