20 kg of octopus1 kg of octopus | |
5 kg chopped onion2 chopped onions | |
10 kg of stale bread or breadcrumbs300 g of stale bread or breadcrumbs | |
½ kg finely chopped parsleya little finely chopped parsley | |
1 wine cup oreganoa little oregano | |
1 teaspoon of saltsalt | |
½ wine glass of ouzo½ ouzo glass of ouzo | |
½ kg oil½ cup brown oil | |
1 wine cup of bay leaves, for boiling5 bay leaves, for boiling | |
1 wine cup of bay leaves, for boiling5 bay leaves, for boiling | |
6 large onions for boiling.1 onion for boiling |
1. | Boil the octopus in vinegar, without water, and if you want, add a whole onion, 4 bay leaves and a whole carrot, just for the smell. |
2. | Drain the octopus and grind it, keeping a few tentacles (just to feel it). |
3. | Put it in a bowl and add the ground onions, the bread soaked, drained and beaten in a blender. |
4. | As much as the volume of the octopus, so should the onion be with the bread. |
5. | Let the onion be a little more than the bread. |
6. | Add the remaining ingredients and knead well. |
7. | We leave it in the fridge for a while, so that it takes a while to set. |
8. | Then form round meatballs, flour them and fry them in hot oil. |
9. | Tip: |
10. | Then form round meatballs, flour them and fry them in hot oil. |
11. | For an easier process, they can be baked in the oven rather than in the pan to prevent them from falling apart. |
12. | For an easier process, they can be baked in the oven rather than in the pan to prevent them from falling apart. |
13. | Furthermore, if they are fried after baking, they should be cold and not hot. |
14. | In this case no flour is needed before baking and frying. |