Curled Octopus Tentacles

Curled Octopus Tentacles

Potato Purée and Parsley Cream

Ingredients

  • 3 potatoes
  • 2 gelatine sheets
  • Milk
  • Half bunch of parsley
  • Salt, to taste

Method

  1. Boil the whole potatoes until completely cooked.
  2. Soak the gelatine in ice water for a few minutes, then drain and melt in the microwave.
  3. Peel and crush the potatoes. Add warm milk to achieve a creamy consistency and season with salt.
  4. Mix in the liquid gelatine. Let the mixture set in the fridge, then blend with a stick blender.
  5. Pick and wash the parsley. Chop the leaves and blanch the stems.
  6. Take one-third of the purée and blend it with the chopped parsley. Add parsley water to loosen the purée.
Confit Tomatoes

Ingredients

  • 4 cherry tomatoes (stalks on)
  • Salt, to taste
  • Sugar, to taste

Method

  1. Wash the tomatoes and make two small holes in the skin.
  2. Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and sprinkle with salt and sugar.
  3. Bake at 100°C for about 2 hours.
Olives Powder

Ingredients

  • 100 g pitted black olives
  • Salt

Method

  1. Dry the olives as much as possible, then place them on a tray lined with enough salt to almost cover them.
  2. Bake at 65°C until completely dry.
  3. Brush off the salt and blend the olives in a food processor until powdered.
Yogurt Lemon Sauce

Ingredients

  • 50 g Greek yogurt
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • Juice of half a lemon

Method

  1. Mix all the ingredients and let the flavors develop until needed.
Red Tuile

Ingredients

  • 30 g plain flour
  • 150 ml water
  • 4 g red food coloring

Method

  1. Mix water and flour together until smooth, then add the red food coloring and mix well.
  2. Heat sunflower oil or similar in a non-stick pan. Pour in the mixture and cook until the water evaporates completely and the tuile solidifies.
Octopus

Ingredients

  • 4 octopus tentacles
  • Vegetable stock
  • 1 shallot

Method

  1. Dip the tentacles into boiling stock three times to curl them, then cook for about 30 minutes.
  2. Sweat the diced shallot in a pan, then toast the drained tentacles. Add a bit of stock if needed.
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