Hello everyone!! How many of you like to eat octopus? I've cooked it twice on SundayCooks but I guess it doesn't reach the heart of many. I'm a big big fan!! For this Sunday I decided to prepare another Portuguese typical dish with octopus (regularly found in restaurants).

Olá a todos!! Quantos de vós gostam de comer polvo? Eu já fiz dois SundayCooks com polvo e fiquei com a sensação que não agradou a muitos. Já eu sou uma grande fã!! Este Domingo decidi preparar outro prato típico Português com polvo (frequente em restaurantes).

For this SundayCook I prepared | Para este SundayCook preparei:

Octopus rice (6 persons) | Arroz de polvo (6 pessoas)

This is a traditional recipe, super tasty and perfect for these cold Winter days!!|
Esta é uma receita típica, super deliciosa e perfeita para estes dias frios de Inverno!!

Ingredients | Ingredientes:

• 1,7 kg octopus | - 1,7 kg polvo
• 3 small onion | - 3 cebolas pequenas
• 5 cloves of garlic | - 5 dentes de alho
• 420 g rice | - 420 g de arroz
• olive oil (to taste) |- azeite (a gosto)
• 1 bay leaf | - 1 folha de louro
• 1 bunch of parsley | -1 raminho de salsa
• black pepper (to taste) | - Pimenta preta (a gosto)
• 3 tomatoes | - 3 tomates
• red wine (to taste) | - vinho tinto (a gosto)
• coriander (to taste)| - coentros (a gosto)
• salt (to taste)| - sal (a gosto)

1 - Clean and wash the octopus (I used frozen octopus). 2 - In a large saucepan with boiling water seasoned with salt add a small unpeeled onion, a bay leaf and parsley. Put the octopus to boil in this saucepan for about one hour.

1 - Limpar e lavar o polvo (uso polvo congelado). 2 - Numa panela larga com água a ferver temperada com sal juntar uma cebola pequena descascada, uma folha de louro e salsa. Colocar o polvo na panela para cozer cerca de uma hora.

3 - The octopus is cooked when the onion gets soft. Drain it, let it cool a bit and cut into pieces. Reserve the cooking water.

3 - O polvo esta cozido quando a cebola ficar mole. Escoar o polvo, deixar arrefecer um pouco e cortar aos pedaços. Reservar a água de cozer o polvo.

4 - Unpeel two onions, the garlic cloves, and tomatoes. Cut into pieces.

4 - Descascar duas cebolas, o alho e o tomate. Cortar em pedaços.

5 - In a saucepan place the chopped onion and garlic with olive oil and let it fry for 3-5 minutes. Add the tomato, red wine and let it simmer over low heat until the tomato starts to break down.

5 - Numa panela colocar a cebola e alhos picados com azeite e deixar fritar por 3-5 minutos. Juntar o tomate, o vinho tinto e deixar refogar em lume baixo até que o tomate se desfaça.

6 - Add the octopus, season with black pepper and add the octopus cooking water (3 cups of water for 1 of rice). Let it boil and add the rice. When it starts boiling again, reduce to low heat and cook about 10-12 minutes.

6 - Juntar o polvo, temperar com pimenta preta e adicionar a água de cozer o polvo (3 canecas de água para 1 de arroz). Deixar ferver e juntar o arroz. Quando começar a ferver novamente, reduzir para lume baixo e deixar cozer 10-12 minutos.

7 - Turn off the heat, let stand about 3-5 minutes and sprinkle with chopped coriander.

7 - Desligar o lume, deixar estar por cerca de 3-5 minutos, e polvilhar com coentros picados.

It's ready to serve!! | Está pronto a ser servido!!

Looking closely | Vendo de perto

Even closer | Ainda mais perto

Another great Sunday meal!! | Outra delícia de Domingo!!

It's one of my favorite recipes! | É uma das minhas receitas favoritas!

If you noticed this recipe​ preparation used Versátil red wine which was also drinked in our meal...PERFECT!! |
Se repararam nesta receita usei vinho tinto Versátil que também foi o vinho eleito para a nossa refeição...PERFEITO!!

Know about our Experience in WinExperience - Versátil Tinto/Red!!

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I will come back with another delicious Sunday cook!!

Stay tuned!!

What is Sunday Cook?!

This Sunday Cook project began with a strong will to contribute to Steemit with my personal view of Portuguese cuisine. I really believe we have plenty of good food. Despite I'm not a professional or nothing similar, I can assure that I'm doing my best, and hopefully, I'm improving my skills too!

On Sundays (cold Sundays), I like to prepare more elaborate and delicious food. It requires time and patience. Usually, I cook some traditional Portuguese food, or at least with Portuguese inspiration :) I try to do it in a healthier way, using the minimum fat as possible, and normally I pick some recipe and transform it. During the week I don't like to spend much time cooking (no time at all), that's why I get totally motivated to cook on Sundays!!

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Eu voltarei com outro SundayCook delicioso!!

Fiquem atentos!!

O que é o Sunday Cook?!

Este projeto iniciou-se com uma grande vontade de contribuir para o Steemit com a minha visão pessoal da cozinha Portuguesa. Eu considero que temos excelentes pratos. Apesar de não ser profissional nem nada que o valha, garanto que tenho feito o meu melhor, e espero estar a melhorar os meus dotes culinários!

Nos Domingos (quando está frio), gosto de preparar comida mais elaborada. Requer tempo e paciência. Normalmente, cozinho pratos da cozinha tradicional Portuguesa, ou pelo menos inspirados na mesma. Tento cozinhá-los de uma forma saudável, usando o mínimo de gordura possível e normalmente pego numa receita e adapto ao meu gosto. Durante a semana não gosto de perder tempo a cozinhar (nada mesmo), e é por isso que me sinto motivada a cozinhar nos Domingos!!

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Links for previous posts | Lista de links para posts anteriores:

• Sunday Cook # 1 - Roasted Chicken
• Sunday Cook # 2 - Cuttlefish and bean stew (Feijoada de chocos )
• Sunday Cook # 3 - Meat soup (mom's recipe)
• Sunday Cook # 4 - Cod fish with vegetables (Original recipe)
• Sunday Cook # 5 - Pork meat with chestnuts
• Sunday Cook # 6 - Octopus stew with sweet potato
• Sunday Cook # 7 - Chicken with onion soup and cream
• Sunday Cook # 8 - Roasted pork neck with vegetables
• Sunday Cook # 9 - Special Christmas Roast
• Sunday Cook #10 - Portuguese octopus with potatoes in the oven
• Sunday Cook #11 - Portuguese Pumpkin Christmas dessert (for the end of the holiday season)
• Sunday Cook #12 - Pork Ribs in the oven - Original recipe
• Sunday Cook #13 - Stewed meat with spaghetti - In memorie of my grandfather
• Sunday Cook #14 - Apple crumble [Original recipe and photos]
• Sunday Cook #15 - Portuguese chicken stew - Family's recipe
• Sunday Cook #16 - Pork loin with chorizo in the oven (SCC #15) & Sunday Cook #1 to #15 balance
• Sunday Cook #17 - Roasted vegetables in the oven (vegetarian)
• Sunday Cook #18 - Grandma's chicken stew with spaghetti recipe - Portuguese flavors
• Sunday Cook #19 - Portuguese green soup [Caldo verde]
• Sunday Cook #20 - Roasted pork with potatoes and carrots [Original recipe]
• Sunday Cook #21 - Codfish pie [Mother's recipe choice]
• Sunday Cook #22 - Baba de camelo (Camel's drool or camel's spit ) - Typical Portuguese sweet
• SundayCook #23 - Cuttlefish 'à bulhão pato' (Cuttlefish with lemon and garlics)
• SundayCook #24 - Pork loin in the oven with apple + Strawberry dessert [photos&video]
• SundayCook#25 - Alfredo Chicken Lasagna with Lemon & Rosemary [@gringalicious recipe]
• SundayCook #26 - Green bean soup welcoming summer time
• SundayCook #27 - Meat 'à jardineira'
• SundayCook #28 - Tuna lasagna with red-pepper and carrot
• SundayCook #29 - Roasted Chicken - traditional recipe [EN] | Frango assado no forno - receita tradicional [PT]
• SundayCook #30 - Cod with cream [EN] | Bacalhau com natas [PT]
• SundayCook #31 Peas with bacon and poached eggs [EN] | Ervilhas com bacon e ovo escalfado [PT]
• SundayCook #32 Fish rice [EN] | Arroz de peixe [PT]
• SundayCook #33 Portuguese Stew [EN] | Cozido à Portuguesa [PT]
• SundayCook #34 - Turkey leg in the oven with sweet potato [EN] | Perna de perú no forno com batata-doce [PT]
• SundayCook #35 - Portuguese tomato migas (crumbs) with fried pork - detail [EN] | Migas de tomate com carne de porco frita [PT]
• SundayCook #36 - Watercress Soup [EN] | Sopa de Agrião [PT]
• SundayCook #37 - Moist chocolate and zucchini cake [EN] | Bolo húmido de chocolate e courgete [PT]
• SundayCook #38 - Christmas cod fish [EN] | Bacalhau da consoada [PT]
• SundayCook # 38: part 2 - 'Roupa Velha' - Christmas cod fish leftovers | Sobras do bacalhau da consoada
• SundayCook #39 - Duck Rice [EN] | Arroz de Pato [PT]
• SundayCook #40 - Portuguese Roasted Pork Loin [EN] | Lombo de Porco Assado à Portuguesa [PT]