Octopus Confit

Name: Octopus Confit
Ingredients: About 2 pounds cleaned octopus; Olive oil as needed, about 3 cups; 12 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole; 2 dried chilies; 5 branches thyme; Salt; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons lime juice

8 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

About 2 pounds cleaned octopus
Olive oil as needed, about 3 cups
12 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole
2 dried chilies
5 branches thyme
Salt
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice

Directions

1

Wash octopus well.
2

Combine with olive oil, garlic, chilies, thyme and large pinch of salt in saucepan, so that oil completely covers octopus (add more oil if necessary).
3

Place the saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to very slow simmer (if you have a thermometer, the ideal temperature is about 190 degrees).
4

Adjust heat to maintain this slow simmer, and cook until octopus is tender, for an hour or more (check with point of sharp knife).
5

Remove garlic and octopus to a platter; discard thyme and oil, or reserve oil for another use.
6

Serve warm or cool, drizzled with soy sauce and lime juice.