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Adriatic Spaghetti - Spaghetti Dell'Adriatico Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Pasta Recipes
Average Rating: (6 votes)
Yield: 4 servings
 
Ingredients
  1  sm Octopus (about 3 1/4 pounds)  
  1/2  c Olive oil  
  1  pn Rosemary  
  1   Bay leaf  
  1  pn Oregano  
  1  ts Cumin seeds  
    Chopped parsley  
  1   Green chili pepper chopped  
  1/2  lb Tomatoes, peeled and cut in  
    -strips  
  3   Cloves garlic, (inner buds  
    -removed), chopped  
    Salt and pepper  
  1  lb Spaghetti  
 
Instructions
 
  Serves 4 to 6

 
  The octopus must be very carefully washed and dried, and the mouth removed.

 
  1. Cover the bottom of a saucepan with oil; add the rosemary, bay leaf oregano, cumin seeds, parley, chili pepper, tomatoes and chopped garlic.

 
  2. Place the octopus on top of this mixture and season with salt and pepper.

 
  3. Cover the pot very tightly and simmer for about 45 minutes. Cook the spaghetti in plenty of boiling salted water until it is 'al dente' (firm to the bite). Drain and turn onto a warm serving dish. Mix the octopus sauce into the spaghetti. Serve piping hot.

 
 
Reviewed By: riccardo riccardo
In italy cumin seeds is olmost non existent , we use it onli for baking pastry and certain kind of breads, this spice is well used in central Europe especially for pork specialities, we also never mix oregano on pasta sauces. keep it for the pizza or at list for a nice veal pizzaiola> Riccardo Lucque Executive Chef Prague

 


 



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