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:
- First, clean the octopus. Rinse it thoroughly under cold water and remove the beak, eyes, and internal organs.
- 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.
- In the meantime, soak the saffron in a small amount of boiling water.
- Cook your pasta in a separate pot with plenty of salted boiling water. Follow the package instructions for the cooking time.
- Drain the octopus and keep the cooking water. Discard the fennel and garlic cloves.
- In a large pan, heat some olive oil. Add the octopus, chopped into pieces, and brown for a few minutes on high heat.
- 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.
- Serve your exotic Italian pasta hot, garnishing each plate with a sprinkle of saffron threads. Enjoy your meal!