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Octopus Braised in Red Wine

Octopus simmered slowly with onion, garlic, red wine and tomato until fork-tender and wrapped in a deep sauce. Serve with rice or pasta.

  • Yield5 servings
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total2 h 41 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 kgoctopus, with ink sac if available
  • 60 mlolive oil
  • 1onion, large, chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, crushed
  • 125 mldry red wine
  • 375 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, divided
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

To serve

  • to tastecooked rice

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Mollusk shellfish
  • Sulfites
  • Octopus
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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