Octopus Stifado (stew)
Octopus Stifado (stew)
Growing up my mum usually made rabbit stifado - something I didn't particularly like because mum used to breed rabbits and I couldn't fathom the thought of eating them. As I grew up, I came around and eventually became one of my favourite meals. During lent, mum would make stifado using octopus (when allowed, because even during lent there are certain days/weeks you couldn't even eat seafood. It was pure vegan diet). This version was to become my all time favourite. You can also make it using beef and thats probably my least favourite.
Its a pretty straight forward recipe - basically once you start to tenderise the octopus, its a matter of putting everything together and letting it cook.