Marinated Baby Octopus and Squid Ink Pasta

Steps Cook Recipes Marinated Baby Octopus and Squid Ink Pasta using 7 ingredients and 7 steps

Marinated Baby Octopus and Squid Ink Pasta - Squid Ink Pasta with Octopus and Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe courtesy of Tiffani Thiessen Photography by Brandon Kidd. This recipe for Squid Ink Pasta with Shrimp & Cherry Tomatoes only looks fancy. Let cool in a bowl and then drain in a colander.( the octopus exude a little juice after grilling). Cut them up in bite size pieces and. This recipe for Squid Ink Pasta with Shrimp & Cherry Tomatoes only looks fancy.

Wash the octopus well under cold running water.

If not prepped already, remove the beak, ink sac and eyes, or ask the fishmonger to do it for you.

You can have Marinated Baby Octopus and Squid Ink Pasta using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients cook Marinated Baby Octopus and Squid Ink Pasta

1. Prepare 100-150 gms baby octopus.
2. You need 1 cup red wine (pinot is my preferred).
3. Prepare 200 gms squid ink pasta.
4. You need 1 red chilli.
5. You need Fresh Basil.
6. You need 1 clove garlic.
7. You need Fresh Lemon quartered.

Marinated Baby Octopus and Squid Ink Pasta instructions

1. Wash octopus in cold water, drain and pat dry with paper towel.
2. Combine red wine, garlic, chilli in a bowl, add octopus and stir. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for an hour to marinate or overnight.
3. Pour the marinade and octopus into a saucepan and simmer on low.
4. Meanwhile cook squid ink pasta according the packet directions.
5. Heat a grill pan on high, drain octopus from marinade, and add to pan turning once cooking until they are just cooked through approx 4-5 mins.
6. Add cooked pasta and octopus on a serving dish, drizzle over the marinade.
7. Add fresh basil, lemon and serve!.

Marinated Baby Octopus and Squid Ink Pasta - Octopus is delightful when cooked properly, but it can be devilish to cook, going from tender to rubbery as it sits in the pot. Timing varies depending on the weight of the octopus and how many you are cooking. Grilled baby octopus can be served hot off the grill, or you can chill it and serve cold with extra lemon wedges on the side. Homemade squid ink pasta has a mildly briny flavor and dramatic black color, making it perfect for seafood pasta recipes. Learn more about making perfect homemade pasta, what kind of flour works best, and see step by step process photos showing how to make it yourself! This special pasta is made from finest durum wheat with squid and cuttle fish ink added to give it the fascinating black appearance and a hint of flavour too. Excellent pasta - used it make Mike Isabella's squid ink spaghetti with pancetta, clams and chilies recipe for my wife's parents and everyone loved. Thank you and good luck