In Polypo (Of Octopus) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic dish of cooked octopus served seasoned with black pepper, liquamen and asafoetida. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Of Octopus (In Polypo).
Of Octopus: Serve with pepper, liquamen and laser.
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Ingredients:
1kg octopus meat
For the Seasonings:
1 tbsp liquamen (fish sauce)
1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
pinch of asafoetida
Method:
Clean the octopus and pound the meat with a mallet to tenderize. Cut the octopus into pieces and either flash fry or boil in salted water until tender (10 minutes to 2 hours, depending on cooking method).
Drain the octopus, arrange on a serving dish and season with freshly-ground black pepper and asafoetida powder. Drizzle over the fish sauce and serve.
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