Street Food

Boiled Octopus (Sicily)they cook this in the street in Sicily and you will only find it there as Street Food, give it a go if you are in Mafia land

Makes 4-8 servings

Ingredients:

--An octopus weighing about 2 1/4 pounds

--A medium sized bunch of parsley, finely chopped

--2 cloves garlic

--The juice of a lemon

--Extra virgin olive oil

--Salt and pepper to taste

--Toothpicks

Preparation:

Don't ask the prick in Morrisons how to cook it as he'll say "I'M from Poland and we don't have any sea"

Clean the octopus and rinse it well under running water. Put it in a pot with abundant cold water to cover, and set it on a burner. Figure about 25 minutes per pound, so here you will need to simmer your octopus for an hour; to check for doneness stick the base of a tentacle with a skewer or toothpick. If it penetrates easily the octopus is done. Turn off the heat and let it cool some in the water it boiled in.

While the octopus is boiling, wash and pat dry the parsley, peel the garlic cloves, and mince the parsley with the garlic.

Drain the octopus, cut it onto bite-sized pieces, and arrange them on a serving dish. Sprinkle the minced herbs over the octopus, followed by the lemon juice, and then a drizzle of olive oil. Season lightly with salt and pepper, stick the pieces with toothpicks, and serve either warm or cool.