OCTOPUS
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Ingredients:
1.5 kg octopus
100 ml olive oil
300 ml fish stock
150 ml Dalmatian prošek (sweet dessert wine)
2 red onions
2 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
150 ml white wine
250 ml water or fish stock
Parsley, basil, rosemary
Salt, pepper
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Preparation:
Clean and chop the vegetables. Clean and wash the octopus, then cut it into small pieces. In a pot, heat 50 milliliters of olive oil and sauté parsley, basil, and rosemary over low heat. When the onions become translucent, add the chopped octopus and sauté until it releases its own liquid. Add the prošek and simmer until half of the liquid evaporates, then add the wine and continue simmering. Add water or fish stock, salt, and pepper, and simmer gently for 50-60 minutes until the octopus is cooked. Be careful not to overcook the octopus as it will become dry and tough and may fall apart into rings.
To serve as a side dish, you can add sliced potatoes that have been partially boiled in salted water and simmer together for the last half hour. Alternatively, this prepared octopus can be served with pasta, rice, or barley porridge.
