Ochtapódi Krassáto

Name: Ochtapódi Krassáto (Octopus Cooked in Red Wine)
Yield: Serves Six
Cuisine: Greece
Ingredients: 1 pinch each of nutmeg and cinnamon; 1 bay leaf; 1 medium-sized sprig rosemary; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tbs tomato paste; 1 octopus of 1 kg (2¼ lb); 2 cloves; 450 ml (16 fl oz) dry red wine; 120 ml (4 fl oz) olive oil; ½ kg (1 lb 2 oz) onions, finely chopped; 75 ml (5 tbs) red-wine vinegar; ½ kg (1 lb 2 oz) tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped

Octopus Cooked in Red Wine

Preparation info

Serves
Six

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Mediterranean Seafood

By Alan Davidson

Published 1981

About

The Greeks are very keen on octopus. Here is one way in which they prepare it, given according to the old family recipe of an expert Athenian cook, Mrs Dimítri Gófas.

Ingredients

1 octopus of 1 kg (2¼ lb)
½ kg (

Europe
Greece
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Have the octopus cleaned; put it in a pan by itself over a medium flame. It will turn red. Take it out and chop it up. Meanwhile set the olive oil to heat.

Let the pieces of octopus brown slightly in the hot olive oil. Add the chopped onion and let it turn golden. At this point add all the remaining ingredients. Stir and cover. Simmer until the octopus is cooked, which will take between