Africa: Cape Verde: Cape Verdean Polvo a Modo Ze de Lino (Octopus Stew)
INGREDIENTS:
2 lbs. octopus or squid
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons oil
2 tomatoes or l tablespoon of tomato paste
2 cloves garlic
l onion
2 hot peppers like habanero or similar and chopped finely. Use as much as like based on your heat tolerance
INSTRUCTIONS:
Wash and cut octopus into small pieces.
Place octopus in a pot with two bay leaves and 3 tablespoons of oil.
Heat on medium.
Allow octopus to cook for approximately 20 minutes.
Add tomatoes, cloves of garlic, diced onion and hot pepper.
Heat on medium low until stew-like. Stir occasionally.
