What will you need?

• Whole octopus
• garlic
• onion
• bay leaves
• black peppercorns
• salt
• avocado
• lemon
• lime, for serving
• Avocado smashed with salt and lime juice, for serving
• fresh cilantro, for serving
• pickled red onion, for serving
• salsa, for serving
• warmed corn tortillas, for serving

How to make it

Dip the whole octopus in a pot of boiling water a few times until the tentacles curl up. Submerge the octopus in the water and add in garlic, onion, salt, black peppercorns, and bay leaves. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.

Remove the cooked octopus to a wire rack and let rest for 10 minutes. Then cut off all the tentacles. Grill over hot coals until a char is formed on both sides. Optionally you can sear in a pan with oil. Squeeze some lemon juice over as you’re cooking it.

To serve spread some of the smashed avocado over a tortilla. Place in some of the octopus and add a pinch of salt. Drizzle over some salsa. Top with pickled onion and fresh cilantro. Squeeze a little lime juice over. Hope you enjoy!

Octopus Tacos

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Zachary Rodriguez Course: MainCuisine: MexicanDifficulty: intermediate

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Ingredients

• 1 1 whole octopus

• 2 tsp 2 salt

• 1 1 bulb of garlic, sliced in half

• 1 1 white onion, sliced in half

• 2 2 bay leaves

• 1 tbsp 1 black peppercorns

• avocado, smashed with salt and lime juice, for serving

• fresh lemon juice

• fresh lime juice, for serving

• fresh cilantro, for serving

• salsa, for serving

• pickled red onion, for serving

• corn tortillas, warmed for serving

Directions

• Dip the whole octopus in a pot of boiling water a few times until the tentacles curl up. Submerge the octopus in the water and add in garlic, onion, salt, black peppercorns, and bay leaves. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove the cooked octopus to a wire rack and let rest for 10 minutes. Then cut off all the tentacles. Grill over hot coals until a char is formed on both sides. Optionally you can sear in a pan with oil. Squeeze some lemon juice over as you’re cooking it.
• To serve spread some of the smashed avocado over a tortilla. Place in some of the octopus and add a pinch of salt. Drizzle over some salsa. Top with pickled onion and fresh cilantro. Squeeze a little lime juice over. Hope you enjoy!