OCTOPUS WITH MACARONI

Execution

1.	Boiling:
2.	Put the octopus, vinegar and half of the bay leaves in a similar dhava and let it boil, very well.
3.	Stir occasionally and if necessary add water until it boils for about an hour or more, depending on the quality of the octopus.
4.	When boiled, rinse them with lukewarm water to remove the slime.
5.	Then carefully remove the armpits by pulling them towards the ends of the legs and discard them, but be careful not to remove the suction cups because they are very tasty.
6.	Then we remove the head and belly, clean out their eyes, mouth and the black mucus-slime of the belly, which we throw away.
7.	Then, according to your preference, cut them into small bite-sized pieces or large pieces to form a portion.
8.	Cooking:
9.	In a similar dhava, add the oil and the onion to fry.
10.	Add the wine and as soon as the alcohol evaporates, add the garlic, bay leaf, nutmeg, allspice, pepper and tomatoes or diluted tomato paste.
11.	Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
12.	When the flavors are combined, add the octopus and macaroni and mix.
13.	Add enough water to cover all the ingredients with three fingers, stir occasionally and bring to a boil.
14.	Do not add salt because the octopus will make its own, but test before removing from the heat and add more if needed.
15.	Be careful not to boil them well, because the boiling continues outside the fire.
16.	Let them boil as long as necessary and turn off the heat.
17.	Do not cover them with the lid of the dava, but with a cloth to prevent them from getting muddy, until serving.
18.	They are served both hot and cold.
19.	Tip:
20.	Octopus is a food for fasting days when meat and dairy foods are not allowed.
21.	When the octopus boils, it becomes half its volume and releases a lot of liquid, so start boiling it with the vinegar and add water as needed.
22.	The vinegar in the boil helps softening.
23.	When the pieces of octopus are stuck and fall off the fork, they are ready.
24.	When it's fresh we don't need to throw away the armpits, only the excrement and the slime of the belly and the tooth with its eyes.
25.	It is a great success if you boil the pasta of your choice (white) separately, sauté it with the oil and add the cooked octopus on top, or if you mix the boiled pasta into the boiled octopus with the sauce.
26.	To be on the safe side, to prevent them from sticking, you can add the cut octopus in the middle of the boiling pasta.

	45 kg of fresh or 30 frozen octopus400 g of frozen octopus
	2 kg of vinegar1 wine cup of vinegar
	9 kg spaghetti cut1 teacup of spaghetti cut
	1 water glass of bay leaves4 bay leaves
	2 kg of pureed onion1 wine cup of pureed onion
	2 kg of white wine1 cup of coffee, white wine
	3 kg of oil½ cup of tea oil
	5 kg ripe, pureed tomatoes or ½ kg tomato paste (optional)4 ripe, pureed tomatoes or 1 teaspoon of tomato paste (optional)
	musk, a spoonful of fooda little nutmeg
	½ teaspoon of allspicea little allspice
	1 tsp garlic, finely chopped3 garlic teeth, finely chopped
	3 teaspoons of mint or parsleya little mint or parsley

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