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Exotic Italian Pasta with Octopus and Saffron

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg Fresh octopus
  • 1 pc Fennel
  • 3 pcs Garlic cloves
  • 200 ml White wine
  • 500 grams Pasta
  • 0.5 grams Saffron
  • to taste Olive oil
  • to taste Salt
  • to taste Pepper

Instructions:

  1. First, clean the octopus. Rinse it thoroughly under cold water and remove the beak, eyes, and internal organs.
  2. In a large pot, add the cleaned octopus, fennel, and garlic cloves. Pour in the wine, cover the pot, and simmer over low heat for about 2 hours. The octopus should be soft and easy to pierce with a fork.
  3. In the meantime, soak the saffron in a small amount of boiling water.
  4. Cook your pasta in a separate pot with plenty of salted boiling water. Follow the package instructions for the cooking time.
  5. Drain the octopus and keep the cooking water. Discard the fennel and garlic cloves.
  6. In a large pan, heat some olive oil. Add the octopus, chopped into pieces, and brown for a few minutes on high heat.
  7. Drain the pasta and transfer it to the pan with the octopus pieces. Mix well. Add a ladle of the saved cooking water and the soaked saffron. Season with salt and pepper, mix well again, and cook for a few more minutes.
  8. Serve your exotic Italian pasta hot, garnishing each plate with a sprinkle of saffron threads. Enjoy your meal!