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Ingredients

1 octopus

1 onion

Potatoes

4 crushed garlic cloves

1 yellow pepper

Salt

Olive oil

Black pepper

3 bay leaves

Coriander

Preparation

“Lagareiro” style octopus

1. Cook the octopus in a pan for one hour, with the onion.

2. Wash the potatoes, put them in a pan, add two tablespoons of salt, cover them with water and cook for 30 minutes.

3. When the octopus is cooked, cut it in pieces and put them in a cooking tray. Add the crushed garlic cloves and the three bay leaves. Season with the black pepper and one teaspoon of coarse salt. Add olive oil until the tray is covered. Now crush the potatoes and place them on the tray. Add olive oil over the potatoes and take the tray to the oven for 20 minutes at 200°.

4. Serve with sprinkled coriander.