Octopus with vinegar

Traditional greek recipe(called ksidato)means with vinegar

Author

Νικος Τζατζαλας

I am anovafoodnerd

Prep Time: 00:10

Recipe Time: 05:00

Temperature : 170.6F / 77C

Ingredients

• 1.5-2 kg octopus
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup vinegar from red wine
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 2-3bayleaves
• 5-6black peppercorns
• Salt

Directions

1. Set anova at 77 c
2. Remove the hearts,tooth,ink sack,eyes,from the octopus
3. Rinse well
4. Put everything in a zip lock bag,or a vacuum bag and seal it
5. Give a squeeze with your hand,to mix everything together
6. Put it in the container
7. After 5 hours,take out from the bag the octopus,and keep it on a cutting board.
8. Keep juices in a jar
9. 1st way:cut tentacles into bites and reserve them in the jar with the juices
10. 2nd way:separate each tentacle and brush it with fresh olive oil

Finishing Steps

1. For the 1st way:take bites on a plate.serve with some table spoons from the juices,some fresh olive oil,and a pinch of oregano.
2. 2nd way:sear each tentacle on a hot pan,or blowtorch it,until get a crust.serve with fresh olive oil,split peas puree,or celery root puree