Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, marinated baby octopus and squid ink pasta. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have marinated baby octopus and squid ink pasta using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Marinated Baby Octopus and Squid Ink Pasta:

1. Prepare 100-150 gms baby octopus
2. Prepare 1 cup red wine (pinot is my preferred)
3. Make ready 200 gms squid ink pasta
4. Make ready 1 red chilli
5. Take Fresh Basil
6. Take 1 clove garlic
7. Prepare Fresh Lemon quartered

This should be enough to completely cover the octopus; if it doesn't, make a little more marinade. With that much octopus and pasta, two big cans is about right. Feel free to tweak and use diced tomatoes for convenience, or add a bunch of rough-chopped baby spinach to make it a one-dish meal. Place octopus, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, pepper, oregano, and garlic into a plastic bag or container with a tight-fitting lid.

Instructions to make Marinated Baby Octopus and Squid Ink Pasta:

1. Wash octopus in cold water, drain and pat dry with paper towel
2. Combine red wine, garlic, chilli in a bowl, add octopus and stir. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for an hour to marinate or overnight
3. Pour the marinade and octopus into a saucepan and simmer on low
4. Meanwhile cook squid ink pasta according the packet directions
5. Heat a grill pan on high, drain octopus from marinade, and add to pan turning once cooking until they are just cooked through approx 4-5 mins
6. Add cooked pasta and octopus on a serving dish, drizzle over the marinade
7. Add fresh basil, lemon and serve!

Massage it every now and again during the marinating phase. Making marinated baby octopus is very easy. The whole preparation is simple and literally takes minutes. The cooking, however, takes some time, but if you want to taste the best octopus appetizer, you have to be patient. You can serve marinated baby octopus with slices of fresh baguette or as a part of Cheese Board.

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