The baby octopus with instant pot is a second course cooked with the multicooker. The recipe is that of stewed baby octopus with potatoes which, cooked with the electric pressure cooker, will be really quick to make. I used the sauce to dress the spaghetti, as in this recipe. I love cooking baby octopus, sometimes I stock up at the frozen food store and then preserve them with the jar cooking technique. Now, back to the recipe from my book Multicooker (ed.Gribaudo), you can find the link below, if you want to learn to use the instant pot 360°. In less than half an hour the stewed baby octopus cooked with the instant pot will be ready to be served. The ingredients are: baby octopus, potatoes, peeled tomatoes, onion, garlic, and herbs. If you prefer a white version of the baby octopus, add half a cup of water and half of white wine, to get the cooking base. At the end of the recipe, I’ll also tell you how to cook baby octopus in a slow cooker. Your choice, depending on the time you have.
Now, let’s make the baby octopus recipe with the instant pot.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 5 Minutes
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 3-4
- Cooking methods: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for stewed baby octopus
- 1.5 lbs baby octopus
- 3 potatoes (medium (550 g))
- 1 red onion (small)
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 400 ml peeled tomatoes
- 1 bunch parsley
- 2 pinches salt
- 2 pinches pepper (or 1 chili pepper)
What you need
- 1 multicooker
Procedure
Remove the insides of the baby octopus and, under running water, rub the baby octopus between your hands. This way you will remove the impurities from the tentacles. Drain them well and set aside.
Peel the potatoes, wash them and cut them into regular pieces. Peel the onion and slice it thinly. Wash and chop the parsley.
Distribute the onion and garlic in the pot, add the oil and brown them for 3 minutes with the sauté function of the instant pot. Add the baby octopus and continue to brown for a few minutes, stirring often. I, in this case, bring the temperature to 392°F. Then, add the rest of the ingredients and stir.
Close the pot with the pressure lid, valve closed, and start cooking for 20 minutes with the pressure function, setting it on medium (at 248°F).
At the end of cooking, let the pot rest closed for 5 minutes. Vent (depressurize) and remove the lid.
Your baby octopus with instant pot is ready, hot, and steaming, if you like you can enrich them with chopped parsley.
Additional tips for cooking baby octopus with the instant pot
You can use frozen baby octopus and thaw them.
Stewed baby octopus in slow cooker
Once browned and without adding the potatoes, close the pot and cook with the slow cooker function for 4 hours, setting it on low. In this case, I recommend serving them with bread croutons.
