In this new recipe the octopus is prepared in the Ischian style, that is, in a really delicious tomato sauce.
A truly exceptional second, the recipe of octopus all'ischitana it's easy and quick to prepare.
Many Neapolitans are fond of the beautiful island of Ischia, summer destination of most sea lovers. Loved mainly for its sunny beaches this colorful island is an active volcano and its particularity is "erupt" even recipes and dishes that can enchant the palates around the world.
A recipe that we would like to propose in this appointment is precisely the octopus all'ischitana that sees the protagonist the mollusk quickly sautéed in the pan in a sauce to be licked!
Ingredients
- 1 kg of octopus
- 400 gr Piennolo cherry tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 4-5 fresh basil leaves
- 1 clove of garlic
- 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Cooking octopus
To make the octopus, protagonist of the recipe, it is soft after cookingyou will need to put it in the freezer fresh and thaw it as soon as you are ready to cook it or buy it thawed. The ice that will form will break the mesh of the mollusk tissues making it less rubbery. Just thawed, then put it in one pot with salty water scented with bay leaf, and cook it for about 30 minutes making it cool in its own water.
Prepare the sauce
Wash the tomatoes and cut into four parts, chop the basil and peel the garlic. Place a fry in oil, in a medium-sized pan, all the freshly prepared ingredients.
After cooking the octopus, after cooling it cut it into chunks and add it to the sauce seasoning with salt and pepper to taste, left cook for other 8-10 minutes. Serve the well-restricted sauce on some slices of homemade bruschetta bread.
Notes from the cook
As ingredients very similar to the Luciana octopus, the octopus all'ischitana differentiates from this recipe for the aroma of basil added in abundance and for the cooking method. While the first, accompanied by good toasted homemade bread, becomes a complete dish, the latter can boast more virtues being suitable to be added to another preparation such as Sauteed molluscs for a king's lunch. The two variations are however very tasty and loved by the Neapolitan people.
