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Char-Grilled Octopus
Tender grilled octopus with lemon, oregano and olive oil — a Modern Australian favourite. Boiling the octopus low and slow until fully tender before it ever touches the grill stops it turning rubbery, since the grill is only there to add char, not to cook it through.
Total time
85 min
Prep
80 min
Cook
5 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Australian
Ingredients
1kgoctopus, cleaned
1lemon, juiced
4 tbspolive oil
1 tspdried oregano
2 clovesgarlic, minced
sea salt and cracked pepperto taste
rocket and lemonto serve
Instructions
1
Boil octopus in salted water for 45 minutes until tender. Cool.
2
Cut into pieces.
3
Marinate with lemon, olive oil, oregano and garlic 30 minutes.
4
Grill over very high heat 2-3 minutes per side until charred.
5
Serve over rocket with lemon.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
128
Protein
0.3g
Fat
13.7g
Carbs
2.3g
Fiber
0.7g
Sodium
1mg
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