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Grilled Octopus with Olive Oil and Lemon
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Grilled Octopus with Olive Oil and Lemon

Octopus boiled and then grilled with olive oil, garlic and oregano – a classic Mediterranean dish

⏱ 1 hr 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Bring Water to a boil in a large pot and cook the octopus 45–60 minutes, until a fork goes in easily.
    StoveLarge pot
  2. 2
    Remove the octopus and let cool.
  3. 3
    In a bowl, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt and black pepper.
    Bowl
  4. 4
    Rub the mixture over the octopus and marinate 30 minutes.
  5. 5
    Grill the octopus on a very hot grill, 3–4 minutes on each side.
    Charcoal grill
  6. 6
    Cut the octopus into pieces and serve with the parsley and lemon slices.
    KnifeCutting board
370calories
38 gprotein
9 gcarbs
20 gfat
● protein 42%● carbs 10%● fat 48%

Per serving (302 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Large pot · Also works: Pot (Cook in two batches)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Charcoal grill · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Gas grill (No smoky flavor) · Grill pan (Indoors, no smoke) · Broiler (Broiler)

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