One Pot Octopus Stew

My favourite one-pot octopus stew is easy to make and delicious. It does take roughly 1 hour to cook but it is worth the wait! Recipe: One Pot Octopus Stew Ingredients: 1.7kg of fresh octopus 200g of chopped tomatoes 4 to 5 garlic cloves 1 red onion 1 tsp of ground black pepper 1 tbsp of sugar (optional) 1 ½ tsp of dried thyme A handful of parsley 2 tbsp of olive oil 2 cinnamon sticks ½ tsp of ground cloves Instructions: 1. Cut the octopus into large pieces and put it in a pan. Set aside. 2. Slice the onion and finely mince the garlic. Set aside. 3. Finely mince the parsley and set aside. 4. To the same pan add the sliced onion and minced garlic. 5. Add the dried thyme, ground cloves, ground black pepper, cinnamon sticks, chopped tomatoes, half of the minced parsley, sugar, and olive oil. Mix until everything is well combined. 6. Cover the pan and let it cook for 20 minutes on medium-high heat. 7. Uncover the pan and give a quick stir. At this point the octopus would have released a lot of water. Cover the pan and let it cook for a further 20 minutes. 8. Uncover once more, stir for 1 minute. Cover and let it cook for another 15 minutes. 9. Uncover the pan, stir for 30 seconds. 10. Reduce heat to medium and add the remaining minced parsley, keeping some for garnish. Let it cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. 11. Sprinkle with parsley to garnish and turn off heat. 12. Serve with rice, noodles, or bread. Notes/Tips: I did not use salt in this recipe because octopus already contains a lot of salt. Taste the stew once it is cooked to check if salt needs to be added. This stew can stay in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Using fresh thyme will give more flavour. I used dried thyme because that’s what I had on hand at that time. 😅 Serving ideas: Serve with rice and a salad (such as papaya salad, mango salad, lettuce salad or cabbage salad) Boil some noodles and add the stew on top. Sprinkle with spring onion and drizzle with chilli oil. Serve with bread and a salad or just with bread. Song: Bobby Astro Artist: Kia Music by: CreatorMix.com