By Edu Costa − On Saturday, July 20, 2019, 4 years ago in
Seafood Recipes
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Delicious meal for seafood lovers, this Portuguese baked octopus with shrimp recipe (receita de polvo no forno com camarão) takes a little time to prepare but it's worth it.
| Preparation time | 20 min |
| Cooking Time | 50 min |
| Ready In | 1 h 10 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 4 |
Ingredients
1 octopus (about 2 lbs) (cleaned)1 lb of medium sized shrimp1 and 1/2 lbs of new potatoes8 cloves of garlic2 onions1/2 cup of white wine1/2 cup of olive oilSalt (to taste)Pepper (to taste)Salsa (to taste)Juice of 1 lemon
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Directions
- Cook the octopus in a pressure cooker for 20 minutes.
- Season the shrimp with salt and set aside.
- Cook the potatoes with the skin in water with salt for about 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C or 400°F.
- Drain the octopus, cut it into pieces and place it on a clay dish.
- Drain the potatoes, cut them in half and place them around the octopus, as well as the crushed garlic and the sliced onion.
- Sprinkle with white wine and olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Bake for about 25 minutes, occasionally drizzling with the sauce from the bottom of the dish.
- Put two cloves of crushed garlic in a frying pan with a little olive oil, bring to a boil and cook the shrimp.
- When the shrimp are done, remove from the heat and drizzle with lemon juice.
- Remove the octopus from the oven, add the shrimp and serve immediately sprinkled with parsley.
Recipe & Photo Credit: receitasdeportugal.com
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