Pweza wa nazi

Name: Pweza wa nazi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 85 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tanzanie
Ingredients: 800 g cleaned raw octopus, thawed in the refrigerator if needed; 250 ml unsweetened coconut milk; 200 g chopped tomatoes; 120 g onion; 10 g garlic; 10 g ginger; 15 ml oil; 20 ml lime juice; 5 g fresh coriander; 3 g salt; 1 g pepper; Water to cover octopus for its first cooking

🐙 Tender octopus in a tomato and coconut sauce.

Ingredients

800 g cleaned raw octopus, thawed in the refrigerator if needed
250 ml unsweetened coconut milk
200 g chopped tomatoes
120 g onion
10 g garlic
10 g ginger
15 ml oil
20 ml lime juice
5 g fresh coriander
3 g salt
1 g pepper
Water to cover octopus for its first cooking

Preparation

Briefly rinse cleaned octopus, cover with water in a saucepan and simmer gently about 60 minutes until a knife enters the thickest part easily. Extend if needed

actual tenderness matters more than time.

Drain and cut into 3 cm pieces. Chop onion and garlic, grate ginger and chop coriander. Soften onion in oil 6 minutes, then add garlic and ginger 1 minute. Add tomato, salt and pepper and cook 8 minutes.

Add coconut milk and cooked octopus and simmer gently 10 minutes. Off the heat add lime juice and coriander, taste and rest 5 minutes.

Divide into 4 equal portions with sauce. Rice and ugali are separate and excluded from nutrition. The stated time excludes refrigerator thawing.