Ingredients
Scale
- 1.2 kg of octopus tentacles (about 6 medium tentacles, 2.6 lb)
- 300 ml of olive oil (1 1/4 cups)
- 200 ml of white wine vinegar (3/4 cup)
- 400 g of white onion (2 large onions)
- 200 g of carrots (2 medium carrots)
- 20 g of garlic (5 cloves)
- 3 bay leaves (1 for cooking the octopus)
- 5 g of black peppercorns (1 teaspoon)
- 5 g of sweet paprika (1 teaspoon)
- 2 g of dried oregano (1 teaspoon)
- 100 ml of dry white wine (1/2 cup) (optional)
- Salt, to taste
- Water for cooking the octopus