Baby Octopus In Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs baby octopus
• 2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes or 2 cups canned tomatoes
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 large garlic cloves
• crushed red pepper flakes
• salt
• sourdough bread, sliced and toasted

Recipe

• 1 rinse octopus well and remove "beak" from base of head.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 in a large heavy based saucepan combine the octopus, tomatoes, oil, parsley (reserve 1 tablespoon of parsley for garnish), crushed garlic, and red pepper flakes.
• 4 cover and cook over low heat for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 uncover the pan and cook for 15 minutes more until the octopus is tender and the sauce is thick (pierce with knife to test).
• 6 sprinkle the friselle with water to soften slightly.
• 7 divide the friselle, or slices of toasted sour dough among 6 plates.
• 8 top with the octopus and sauce and garnish with the reserved chopped parsley.