Octopus SauceSalsa Di Pulpo

Ingredients

• 2 lb small whole octopus washed cleaned and cut up
• 1 medium onion
• 12 c olive oil
• 1 28 oz can tomato puree
• 12 can water
• salt to taste use sparingly
• 3 fresh basil leaves
• 5 parsley sprigs
• 18 tsp oregano
• 12 tsp red pepper crushed
• 1 lb spaghetti or metazanne

Directions

1. Wash octopus in
2. salted water pounding against sink to remove any sand that
3. may
4. be
5. in
6. suction
7. cups on tentacles Rinse and wash again
8. Remove head and discard using only the tentacles Rinse again
9. and drain
10. In medium saucepan saute onion in oil until
11. tender
12. but
13. not
14. brown
15. Add
16. octopus and saute until octopus
17. curls
18. and turns pinkish-red
19. To octopus add the rest of the ingredients
20. Cook on medium-low heat for 1
21. hour
22. stirring occasionally
23. Serve
24. with
25. spaghetti
26. or metazanne cooked according to package directions
27. Makes 4 to 6 servings