Portuguese baked octopus with potatoes is a Mediterranean dish full of delicious and traditional ingredients like olive oil, garlic and parsley!
This traditional baked octopus recipe is one of the most popular dishes in Portuguese cuisine. It's a simple recipe with typical Portuguese ingredients such as potatoes, olive oil, parsley (or coriander), garlic and bay leaf.
It's a recipe that can be made all year round, but is usually served during festive seasons like Christmas or New Year's Eve. It's a very versatile Portuguese recipe that can be made with cod fish, hake or cuttlefish.
You don't need to be a great cook to surprise your family with a delicious and traditional Portuguese recipe! It's a dish full of flavors that will leave a wonderful aroma in your kitchen.
Some Portuguese recipes for family lunches you can find on Food From Portugal: Portuguese octopus rice, Baked cuttlefish (Chocos à Lagareiro), Traditional roast veal, or this Portuguese style baked fish recipe.
INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Octopus - Tender octopus, full of delicious flavors.
- Onion - Peeled onion to flavor the octopus cooking water.
- Small potatoes - Slightly mashed boiled potatoes (give each potato a small punch).
- Unpeeled crushed garlic, pepper, bay leaf, olive oil and chopped parsley (or chopped coriander) - Very typical Portuguese ingredients to season the octopus and potatoes.
- Salt - To season the octopus cooking water and the potatoes cooking water.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE PORTUGUESE BAKED OCTOPUS WITH POTATOES
Step 1: Clean and wash the octopus. Place the octopus in a large saucepan with water and a peeled onion. Cook over medium-high heat for about 45 minutes.
Step 2: Turn off the heat, drain the octopus and let it cool a little. Cut off the tentacles and set aside.
Step 3: Wash the potatoes well with the skin on. Place them in a pot with salted water. Cook over medium-high heat for about 25 minutes.
Step 4: Turn off the heat, drain the potatoes and let them cool a little. Mash the potatoes lightly (give each one a small punch).
Step 5: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Step 6: Place the octopus tentacles and the potatoes on a baking dish. Season with unpeeled crushed garlic, pepper and bay leaf. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes or until slightly golden.
From time to time, drizzle the octopus and potatoes with olive oil.
Step 7: Turn off the oven, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.
TIPS FOR PORTUGUESE BAKED OCTOPUS WITH POTATOES
1. If the octopus and the potatoes starts to brown too much, reduce the oven temperature or cover with aluminum foil.
2. If you have any leftovers or want to save the recipe for another time, store the octopus and potatoes in the refrigerator in an airtight container (to prevent the growth of microorganisms). Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
3. If you're not a big fan of octopus, you can make this traditional Portuguese recipe with cod fish, hake or cuttlefish.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
- Cod à Lagareiro (Cod with olive oil and baked potatoes)
- Octopus à jardineira
- Easy baked cod with potatoes
- Cod fish pie with mashed potato
- Roasted pork loin with chestnuts
- Cuttlefish stew with potatoes
- Hake with potatoes and eggs (Pescada à Gomes de Sá)
- Traditional baked cod
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Portuguese Baked Octopus with Potatoes (Polvo à Lagareiro)
Portuguese baked octopus with potatoes is a Mediterranean dish full of delicious and traditional ingredients like olive oil, garlic and parsley!
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- 1.5 kg (3 1/3 pounds) octopus
- 1 medium onion to cook the octopus
- 800 g (1 3/4 pounds) small potatoes
- 8 cloves of garlic
- Parsley or coriander (to taste)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 250 ml (about 1 cup) olive oil
- Salt (to taste)
- Clean and wash the octopus. Place the octopus in a large saucepan with water and a peeled onion. Cook over medium-high heat for about 45 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, drain the octopus and let it cool a little. Cut off the tentacles and set aside.
- Wash the potatoes well with the skin on. Place them in a pot with salted water. Cook over medium-high heat for about 25 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, drain the potatoes and let them cool a little. Mash the potatoes slightly (give each one a small punch).
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- Place the octopus tentacles and the potatoes on a baking dish. Season with unpeeled crushed garlic, pepper and bay leaf. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes or until slightly golden. From time to time, drizzle the octopus and potatoes with olive oil.
- Turn off the oven, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.
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