Charred Spanish Octopus - with potatoes bravas
This is one of our favorite dishes to have in a restaurant, and we order it almost every time it's on a menu. I love the flavor that octopus absorbs, and the crispy char on the outside is so delicious! I paired the flavorful octopus with crispy potatoes and two different sauces! Ingredients for octopus bath: 1 TBSP dried thyme 1 bay leaf 1 TBSP mexican oregano 2 cups seafood stock 2 cups red wine (see notes below) 2 slices of lemon 2 dried chipotles 3 cloves of garlic, smashed 3 cups of water salt and pepper 2.5lb octopus, head removed Ingredients for Bravas Sauce: 1 link of spanish chorizo, skin removed and chopped into small pieces 1 TBSP hot paprika 1 cup of fire roasted pizza sauce 1 tsp Aji Amarillo 1 tsp calabrian chiles 1 TBSP of liquid from pepperoncini jar (like 3 splashes and if you don't have pepperoncini peppers you can use liquid from a pickle jar) 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp Mexican oregano a pinch of salt Fry the chorizo in a small sauce pot first to render the fat....
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