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Polvo à lagareiro

Portuguese tender octopus roasted with punched potatoes and drowned in garlic olive oil.

Time
120min
Steps
5
Polvo à lagareiro, photographed from above

Ingredients

4 servings

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Contains molluscs.

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    Method

    1. 1

      Simmer octopus with onion and bay until tender, 45–60 minutes.

    2. 2

      Roast potatoes in coarse salt at 220°C (425°F) for 40 minutes; punch them open.

    3. 3

      Roast the octopus tentacles with a little oil 15 minutes.

    4. 4

      Warm oil with garlic until golden.

    5. 5

      Pour garlic oil over octopus and potatoes; scatter parsley.

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