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Octopus with black-eyed beans in the hull

Greek Octopus with Black Eyed Beans

Dimitris Tziovaras
4.91 from 73 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Greek
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 kg octopus
  • 500 gr black eyed peas
  • olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 garlic
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 ripe tomatoes
  • 20 ml ouzo
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise
  • 2-3 grains allspice
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions
 

  • Place the beans in a saucepan with water, bring them to a boil, and pour them into a colander and rinse.
  • In a saucepan with boiling water, simmer the octopus for 5 minutes and remove.
  • Put the olive oil in the hull* over a low heat and sauté the chopped onion, the leek, the carrot, and finally the garlic.
  • Quench with ouzo, add the grated tomato, beans, octopus, herbs and spices.
  • Fill with vegetable broth or water till it is just above the beans, cover with the lid and bake for 1 hour in a preheated oven at 180 °C/ 356 ℉.
  • Once it comes out of the oven, adding some olive oil and freshly ground pepper and serve.
  • Bon appetit!
  • * Hull is a traditional Greek cooking pot similar to a Dutch oven. Instead of a hull or Dutch oven you can use a large deep pan with a lid. Just make sure the pan has no plastic and can be safely used in an oven.

Notes

Octopus with black-eyed beans in the hull
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