2 large (or four small) tentacles
15 oz tomato sauce
1/2 small onion, chopped
1 tsp chili powder
1 pepper and garlic to taste
Directions
Beat tentacles to tenderize. Boil for about 20 minutes in salted
water. Slice. Heat frying pan and just enough fat to cover the
bottom. Fry onion. Add tomato, chili powder, pepper, garlic powder,
and let simmer one-half hour. Then add sliced octopus and simmer for
another hour. Serve over fresh cooked rice.
Pauline Calugan
"Island Edibles," Sand Point, AK
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Seafood; Spanish
The History of Recipes
It is actually possible to trace the history of written cooking instructions back into the far past, certainly as far into history as early Egypt, and quite possibly further than that. Interesting though that maybe, mostly, these ancient records were just primitive pictorial recipes for preparing meals.
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