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Food and drink
Spaghetti with octopus and garlic
December 15, 2021
The most talked about dish at Hotel Principe di Savoia’s Acanto Restaurant, is chef Buffolino’s signature octopus spaghetti. Inspired by a classic dish that brings to mind the taste of the sea, it keeps hungry diners coming back for more.
Chef Buffolini’s inspiration
Spaghetti with octopus is a typical Campania dish that harks back to maritime traditions. I cook my restaurant version by sous vide, to retain the flavour of the sea and keep the octopus soft. I also add a drop of vinegar to enhance the flavour. I was motivated to create my twist on this recipe using the philosophy of Italian writer Bruno Munari, who believed, “Complicating is easy, simplifying is difficult.”
THE RECIPE
Ingredients
400g spaghetti
200g octopus meat or a whole uncooked octopus
1 leek
2 carrots
2 sticks of celery
300ml white wine
2 cloves of garlic
A bouquet of parsley
Olive oil, salt, pepper and whole peppercorns
Serves 4
Method
1. Prepare a cooking broth by roughly chopping the carrots, leek and celery and placing them in a large pan with the white wine, parsley, some peppercorns and the whole octopus. Cover with water and boil for around 40 minutes.
2. Cut the cooled octopus into small pieces or, for a more convenient option, simply chop some pre-cooked octopus. Add to a frying pan with some olive oil, pepper and two cloves of thinly chopped garlic until the octopus starts to brown slightly then turn off the heat.
3. Boil the spaghetti until al dente, drain and return it to the same cooking pan to let any excess water evaporate, before adding the octopus and garlic.
4. Add a little chopped parsley and a drizzle of olive oil before serving.
Buon appetito!
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