Octopus Tacos with Sweet Marinade

Name: Octopus Tacos with Sweet Marinade
Prep time: 100 min
Cook time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Internacional
Ingredients: 1 head garlic, for cooking the octopus; 1/2 onions, for cooking the octopus; 3 leaves bay, for cooking the octopus; salt, for cooking the octopus; 1 octopus, medium (500g), clean; 2 tomatoes, charred, for the marinade; 2 cloves garlic, charred, for the marinade; 1/4 onions, charred, for the marinade; 2 pasilla chiles, rehydrated, for the marinade; 3 guajillo chiles, rehydrated, for the marinade; 3 árbol chiles, rehydrated, for the marinade; 4 chipotle chiles, dry, rehydrated, for the marinade; 1 cup cilantro, for the marinade; 1 teaspoon oregano, for the marinade; 1 tablespoon mustard, for the marinade; 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, for the marinade; 3 tablespoons butter, for the marinade; 3 tablespoons Domino® raw sugar, for the marinade; 1 tablespoon salt, for the marinade; tortillas; cilantro, finely chopped; green onion, sliced with stems, pickled with habaneros, for serving; new potatoes, for serving; güero chile, charred, for serving; lime, for serving

Domino

These tacos are an explosion of flavors, the marinade is a perfect balance of sweet, sour, salty, and spicy, and we add the special touch of 100% natural cane Domino® Mascabado Sugar; combined with the octopus, we assure you that these tacos will be unforgettable.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 17-03-2021

Preparation

30 mins

1h 10 mins

Low

To cook the octopus, heat a pot with plenty of water, add enough salt (like seawater), onion, bay leaf, and the head of garlic; once it has boiled, immerse the octopus holding it by the head for 3 seconds, remove and repeat this process 2 more times, allowing the water to return to a boil each time before immersing the octopus. Once this process is done, leave the octopus inside, cover the pot, and let it cook for 50 minutes; remove from the water and set aside. Cut the octopus into parts, the tentacles, the head, and the trunk. For the marinade, blend the tomato, garlic, onion, pasilla, guajillo, árbol, and chipotle chiles, cilantro, oregano, mustard, and apple cider vinegar; you can add a little of the soaking water from the chiles if necessary. Heat a pot and add the butter, add Domino® Mascabado Sugar®, add the octopus and cook for 3 minutes, pour in the marinade, add salt, and cook for 3 minutes until slightly reduced and the flavors concentrate. Assemble the tacos with warm tortillas, marinated octopus, pickled green onions with habanero and cilantro; serve with yellow peppers, baby potatoes, and limes.

Nutritional information

* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Energy

321.4

kcal

16.07%

Carbohydrate, by difference

29.9

9.97%

Protein

0.9

1.8%

Total lipid (fat)

35.38%

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Tips

Cooking tips: Massage the octopus with your hands while washing it, it should be a strong massage, this helps to further tenderize the meat.

When you start cooking the octopus, it should be at room temperature, not cold.

If you do not want to do the full cooking of the octopus, we recommend buying precooked octopus, which is available in markets and supermarkets.

Octopus Tacos with Sweet Marinade

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