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Miss South2013-07-07 00:15:052013-07-28 10:13:02Banking on Food Banks
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Miss South2013-07-04 00:34:202014-10-28 06:40:16Slow Cooked Spiced Pork
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Miss South2013-06-23 00:11:472013-07-28 10:15:22Sichuan Pepper Cured Mackerel
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Miss South2013-06-10 20:10:162013-07-28 10:16:09Homemade Salad Cream
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Miss South2013-05-26 00:43:072014-11-02 16:59:28Marmite Rubbed Ribs
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Miss South2013-05-05 00:15:522014-10-28 07:38:25Malted Milk Crème Brûlée
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Mister North2013-04-10 17:15:132014-10-28 06:46:43Feijoada – the ultimate pork and pulses dish?
I’m a sucker for spicy octopus tentacles…
/in Ingredients, Kitchen stars and standbys, Recipes/by Mister NorthSpicy Portuguese-style octopus stew
I bought a big bag of frozen octopus for a few quid on a whim before Christmas from an Asian supermarket: every now and then I’ve idly wondered how I’d be best tackling them in the kitchen. I’ve often thought some kind of Iberian treatment would be good – garlic, olive oil, onions and tomatoes would be natural bedfellows – and after my recent visit with Miss South to Estrela, where the polvo was divine, I was tempted by tentacles.
A cursory scout on the web for Portuguese octopus recipes didn’t provide anything definitive, but then I often spend a bit of time online just to get inspiration from flavours and pairings of ingredients. I had a range of directions to follow, a range of references, and a healthily stocked kitchen, so I decided to freestyle it a bit. The aim was to end up with a warming and spicy octopus stew. I think I nailed it…
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