The BEST Baked Octopus Recipe | Spanish Pulpo a la Gallega & Octopus with Hummus

Cut the legs of the octopus one by one using scissors.

Cut the head of the octopus in half and clean it.

Place the octopus in an oven tray and add half an onion, bay leaves, and black pepper.

Seal the oven tray with aluminum foil.

Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 45 minutes.

Boil the potatoes and peel them.

Place the boiled potatoes in another tray and pour some of the octopus cooking liquid over them.

Slice the potatoes and arrange them in the tray to absorb the flavor from the octopus liquid.

Cut the octopus legs into small circles.

Top the potato bed with the sliced octopus.

Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle pimento de la vera on top.

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