Reunion Island

Octopus Stew

rating :

temps de préparation :

45 minutes

temps de cuisson :

30 minutes

Ingredients :

(for 4 personnes)
1 kg octopus
1 allspice leaf
6 small tomatoes
4 small onions
6 garlic cloves
1 piece of ginger
1/3 L red wine
1/2 tsp curcuma

Method :

Clean the octopus, peel off the outer skin and remove the central eye.
Fill a large pan with water and add the octopus. Bring to the boil and simmer for one hour.
Then, take the octopus out of the water and chop the flesh into medium-sized pieces.
Meanwhile, finely chop the onions and cut the tomatoes into small pieces. Next ground the garlic and ginger into a paste.
Heat the oil in a pan, add the onions and brown them for 2 minutes before adding the crushed condiments. Cover and simmer over a medium heat for about 30 minutes.
Next, toss in the tomatoes, curcuma, octopus cubes, wine and the allspice leaf. Simmer until the sauce has reduced.