Octopus sautéed with garlic and parsley

Octopus sautéed with garlic and parsley

Main dishes

A cleaned and gently cooked octopus, until its juices have evaporated, then quickly sautéed with garlic and parsley. Simple and quick to prepare.

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This Catalan recipe highlights the octopus, using only a few ingredients. The final sauté gives it a delicious flavour.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodPan-frying
  • Estimated cost$35.88 $8.97 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $34.56
  • $0.27
  • $0.60
  • $0.42
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Gently cook the cleaned octopus in a saucepan until the water it releases has evaporated.
  2. Add the chopped garlic and parsley, along with a pinch of salt. ≈ 3 min
  3. Pour the oil into a pan and heat it over high heat for a few seconds. Serve immediately.

The bill

Octopus sautéed with garlic and parsley

  • 1 kg of octopus$34.56
  • 3 cloves of garlic$0.27
  • Fresh parsley$0.60
  • 100 ml of oil$0.42
  • fine salt$0.03

Total$35.88

that's $8.97 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of octopus
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • Fresh parsley
  • 100 ml of oil
  • fine salt

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