Grilled Marinated Octopus
The grilled marinated octopus recipe is delicious and easy, you'll love it.
Equipment
- Z Grills Smoker Grill
- Z Grills OAK Wood Pellet
Ingredients
- 3 lbs prepared octopus
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 onion, quartered
- 1 carrot, roughly chopped
- 1 stick celery, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 1 cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- ½ lemon
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Put the octopus in a large pan with the bay leaves, veggies, and peppercorns.
- Cover with water and bring to a boil – you may need to weigh down the octopus with a saucer or similar to keep the octopus under the surface.
- Simmer with a lid on for an hour to 1½ hours until the tip of a small knife easily pierces the flesh.
- Turn off the heat and allow to cool completely.
- Drain the octopus and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
- Mix the oil, garlic, and oregano together with some salt in a large bowl and whisk. Add the pieces of octopus and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours and preferably overnight.
- Heat your pellet grill until hot.
- Drain off the marinade and grill the octopus for about 3 minutes until charred to your liking.
- Squeeze over the lemon juice, add a little more oregano, a pinch of salt and pepper, and serve.