Octopus Baked in Wine Sauce

A fragrant dish with a minimum of ingredients for the lazy. Octopuses cooked in this way are very tender.

Ingredients

• baby octopus 500 g
• dry red wine 50 ml
• olive oil 3 tablespoons
• oregano
• ground black pepper
• salt
• bay leaf 1-2 pcs.
• garlic 2-3 pcs.
• onion 1 pc.

Directions

1. Prepare the filling - mix dry red wine (or red balsamic vinegar) with a pinch of black pepper, oregano and olive oil.
2. Prepare a wrapper from dense (!) Foil for a fire - spread three sheets of foil in a baking dish. Place octopuses on foil, add filling, bay leaf, garlic and onion cut into quarters. Roll everything up in the manner of candy, preferably in layers, so that the filling does not leak. You literally need a little salt, the octopus has natural salinity. Send the dish to bake for 20 minutes at 200 C, another 40 minutes at 180 ° C.
3. Serve octopuses with red wine (red wine goes to octopuses).
4. I served them with arugula salad with pine nuts, parmesan and lemon wedges.