Smoked Paprika Octopus Recipe | Easy Octopus Recipe | Best Octopus Recipe | How To Cook Octopus

smoked paprika

🥗Healthier: sweet paprika

💰Cheaper: regular paprika

Sweet paprika offers a similar flavor profile, while regular paprika is more budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier with a high smoke point, while vegetable oil is cost-effective.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: yams

Sweet potatoes provide more nutrients, while yams are often less expensive.

garlic

🥗Healthier: shallots

💰Cheaper: onion

Shallots add a milder flavor, while onions are more economical.

Prepare a broth with a bit of water at the bottom of a pot.

Add a couple of slices of lemon, oregano, bay leaves, and parsley to the pot.

Chop spring onions and add them to the pot as well.

Sprinkle in some sea salt and black pepper for seasoning.

Put the pot into the oven at 120 degrees Celsius for about two hours after boiling the octopus.

Take the octopus out of brine and place it into boiling salted water for 2 minutes.

After 2 minutes, transfer the octopus into the pot with the broth and aromatics.

Seal the pot with a cast iron skillet lid and leave it in the oven for an hour.

Prepare a marinade with olive oil, a sprinkle of salt, and the juice of two quarters of a fresh lime.

Add about two tablespoons of smoked paprika to the marinade.

Place the octopus in a Ziploc bag with the marinade, zip it up, and remove the air to coat the octopus evenly with the marinade.

Let the octopus sit in the marinade until ready to cook on the BBQ.

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