Octopus with “Short” Spaghetti
Cooking time30 minutes
Prep time1 hour
Servings4 portions
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
- 1000 gr. octopus, cut
- 250 gr. "short” spaghetti
- 1 onion, minced
- 50 ml. red wine
- 1 ½ teaspoon concentrated tomato juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 laurel leaf
- 2-3 pieces of allspice
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- 1000 ml. warm water
- 80 ml. Altis Chania Crete Olive Oil
- Freshly ground pepper
Instructions
EXECUTION
- In a big saucepan, we boil the octopus in 50 ml. water and the vinegar, until the liquids evaporate and it becomes reddish.
- We add the olive oil and onion, continue to saute for a few minutes and quench with the wine.
- We add the spices, concentrated tomato juice, sugar, salt, pepper and "short” spaghetti.
- We add the water, regularly stirring, boil the food for 25 min., and then serve.
- The recipe goes well with a little orange zest
- We can also prepare the recipe in the oven, the same as a youvetsi
