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Active Time
1 hour
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Total Time
1 hour
Before making this dish, call your fish market. Octopus is available at some markets, but it may need to be ordered several days ahead.
Ingredients
Makes 12 servings
Step 1
撒上blac章鱼用盐和新鲜k pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add octopus to pot and cook uncovered until octopus releases its liquid and most of liquid in pot evaporates, turning occasionally with tongs, 20 to 25 minutes. Add wine, onion, garlic, cinnamon stick, and bay leaf to pot; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until octopus is very tender when pierced with fork, about 2 hours. Using tongs, transfer octopus to rimmed baking sheet and cool. If desired, rub off outer skin from octopus and discard. DO AHEAD:Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
Step 2
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Cut octopus tentacles crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Place on platter and brush with 2 tablespoons oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill octopus slices until heated through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to bowl and add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, red wine vinegar, and oregano; toss to coat.
Step 3
Place Gigante beans in large shallow bowl. Top with octopus mixture and serve.
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Reviews (6)
Back to TopDelish-made 1/3 of recipe and used baby octupus. Simmered 45 min.
mencelpat@gmail.com
Belmont,NC
6/27/2020
Really delicious recipe. The octopus was spot on, slightly smoky from the grilling and tender without being mushy. I think the trick is paying close attention when you are rendering and reducing the octopus at the beginning. I also rubbed the skins, which i think made it a bit more appealing for my guest.
thuddleston
Boston, MA
6/27/2013
I loved this. Used baby octopus instead of the large tentacles and organic Great Northern dried beans instead of gigantes. Very time consuming but well worth it, next time I want to make just the bean portion and serve it with grilled lamb.
colleentabasko
Morristown, NJ
5/17/2012
I've eaten octopus before but this was my first venture at cooking it. It was horrible, I ate one bite and threw the rest out. The beans were nice, but wouldn't make them again. I followed the recipe exactly aside from including baby octopus instead of just large tenticles. Bad all around.
jjohnson816
Tampa, FL
12/2/2011
The octopus portion was delicious. Having never previously cooked octopus, it was surprising & worth noting how much the 3 lbs of octopus reduces to by the time the recipe is through. Beans were very tasty but required far less than the 2-3 hours specified (more like 1-1.5 in my case), and as a result maybe half to 3/4 of the fluid. A good recipe to play around with next around.
anichols33
earth
6/13/2011
Really liked this octopus. I used baby octopus and just cut into 3 pieces (lopped of the heads and cut the tentacle bases in half) which worked well and presented nicely. I also really enjoyed the flavors in the beans, although I didnt think they complemented the octopus particularly well. Mine came out pretty tomato-y, and I think it really overpowered the flavor of the octopus. If I were to do again, Id possibly omit canned tomatoes entirely, or maybe just use ½ a can or some tomato paste.
sautedude
Chicago
5/31/2011
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