Octopus with pasta, dreaming of summer!

Octopus with pasta, dreaming of summer!

Suddenly, after a long long winter, temperatures rose and spring came ! So, time to dream of summer that is approaching and time for octopus today :)

Octopus can be tricky in cooking but my way is really simple and the result is guaranteed. Here it is...

Ingredients

500 gr of frozen octopus (if it's already cut in pieces even better)

1 onion
2-3 tomatoes
juice of 1 lemon or 30 ml of white dry wine (I prefer lemon :)
salt, pepper, olive oil
2 laurel leaves
250 gr of small pasta

Procedure

 Put in a low casserole the olive oil and the sliced onion. Let it fry for 2-3 min.





 

 Then add the octopus for 2-3 min more. Put salt, black and white pepper.

 Stop frying by adding the lemon juice.

 Finish by adding the tomatoes, enough water up to cover half of the casserole and 2 laurel leaves.  

 Cover and let it cook in a pressure cooker for 15 min or until the octopus becomes tender.

 When it is done, uncover and add the pasta. Low the temperature and let it cook again for as long as it says the pasta box while stirring often.

 When pasta is done, take the casserole out of the fire to stop cooking. Food needs to have a rich sauce and not to be dry in order to be a success :) Have a look for the result... enjoy!