A few days before people are arriving I ask for a wish list for breakfast and dinner. Ingrid and Guido will be here in approximately 5h. Time enough to prepare a simple fennel soup, fresh bread and a stew with polpo. Boil 1,5 kilo of frozen polpo for 1h in plain water. Chop 1 large … More A wish list
1 kilo of polpo seems a lot for 2p, but once cooked, the weight decreases incredibly. Cook the polpo in salted water with some bay leaves until tender (approximately 1h). Drain, chop in parts and store in the fridge. Chop 1 fennel, 3 courgettes, 4 garlic cloves, 1 red onion, 400 grams of cherry tomatoes … More Juicy polpo
A polpo vulgaris can be big. For 2p try to find a small ( cleaned) one of approx 900 grams and . After simple cooking in salted water with a few bay leaves until soft ( +/- 1 h) the weight will almost reduced to 1/2. Chop the polpo in elegant pieces and store in … More Octopus vulgaris or polpo in Italian
Musky octopus or moscardini in Italian are often cheaper than the traditional calamari and really tasty. They are not difficult to clean, but it’s a smelly mess in your rubbish bin, so I prefer to buy them ‘cleaned’ and prepare the same day. Marinate the octopus with lemon zeste, garlic, olive oil, pepper and salt. … More Fresh moscardini
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