🛒 Ingredients

👨‍🍳 Preparation

1. 1

   Prepare the Octopus: Start by cleaning the octopus, removing the head and the innards. Rinse it well under running water and cut it into small pieces.

2. 2

   Cook the Octopus: In a pot, bring salted water to a boil and immerse the octopus. Let it cook for at least 30 minutes until it becomes tender. You can check the cooking by poking it with a fork; it should be soft.

3. 3

   Prepare the Tomato Sauce: In a frying pan, sauté the crushed garlic cloves and chopped hot chilli in a generous amount of Sicilian extra virgin olive oil. Then add the previously crushed peeled tomatoes with a fork and cook everything over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes, until you obtain an aromatic sauce.

4. 4

   Combine the Octopus with the Sauce: Add the pieces of octopus to the pan with the tomato sauce and cook for another 5-10 minutes so that the flavours blend perfectly.

5. 5

   Cook the Pasta: In the meantime, cook the tagliatelle in abundant salted boiling water until they are al dente. Drain the tagliatelle, but remember to reserve a bit of the cooking water.

6. 6

   Combine Pasta and Sauce: Now add the tagliatelle to the pan with the octopus sauce. If necessary, you can use a bit of the pasta cooking water to obtain the desired consistency. Sauté the pasta in the sauce for a couple of minutes over high heat, so that it absorbs all the flavours.

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   Garnish and serve: Finally, serve your Octopus Tagliatelle hot, garnished with parsley and fresh basil, and a drizzle of raw extra virgin olive oil. Enjoy!