Octopus in Ranchero Sauce Recipe

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Octopus in Ranchero Sauce
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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
297
Calories
Total time
180
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. First roast 2 medium onion and 2 heads garlic in the oven (at 425 for 20 minutes or so until they start to caramelize). Alternately you can pan roast them in a cast iron skillet.
  2. In a large pot place roasted onion and garlic, octopus, 2 bunches parsley & cilantro, peppercorns, 4 serrano chiles (whole), 16 cups water and beer.
  3. Boil for 1 1/2 to two hours.
  4. Remove from heat and let the octopus cool in the liquid while you start the ranchero sauce.
  5. Bring 6 cups of water to boil with 16 plum tomatoes, 14 serranos, 1 1/2 sliced tomatoes and 6 cloves of garlic and simmer for 30 minutes.
  6. Strain out the solids (saving the Ranchero broth), puree the solids in a blender or Cuisinart with 1 1/2 cups or the retained broth.
  7. Now, heat 1/2 cup olive oil in a tall thick pot and add 6 cloves of garlic. Simmer the garlic until it turns golden, remove them with a slotted spoon and carefully pour in the Ranchero sauce. This will cause splattering so I strongly encourage long sleeves. Stir like mad for the first few minutes until it's a gentle simmer. Cook for 30 minutes.
  8. Now strain the liquid from the simmered octopus and in a separate pan cook down to 3 cups. This should take about 30 minutes. Meanwhile separate the octopus from the veggies and toss the veggies.
  9. While the ranchero sauce and octopus are simmering down take the final 6 cloves of garlic, 1/2 cup of cilantro and salt and either in a pestle or a blender puree into a smooth paste.
  10. Add the paste, octopus and reduced octopus stock to the ranchero sauce and cook for a final 20 minutes.
  11. I sometimes split this recipe over two days (make the octopus one night and the ranchero the next).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 297.08 Kcal (1244 kJ)
Calories from fat 122.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.58g 21%
Cholesterol 83.88mg 28%
Sodium 379.11mg 16%
Potassium 570.34mg 12%
Total Carbs 15.49g 5%
Sugars 7.53g 30%
Dietary Fiber 2.91g 12%
Protein 27.27g 55%
Vitamin C 32.9mg 55%
Iron 10.4mg 58%
Calcium 167.4mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 28.88 Kcal (121 kJ)
Calories from fat 11.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.32g 21%
Cholesterol 8.15mg 28%
Sodium 36.85mg 16%
Potassium 55.44mg 12%
Total Carbs 1.51g 5%
Sugars 0.73g 30%
Dietary Fiber 0.28g 12%
Protein 2.65g 55%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 55%
Iron 1mg 58%
Calcium 16.3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.5
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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