Octopus French Fries
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Octopus in olive oil and mojo picón and French fries. A kind of Pulpo poutine without the cheese curds (unless that's something you want to experiment with, then by all means please include them with our full support).
Octopus French Fries
Total Time: If you do as we did and simply walk down the street to purchase perfect French fries, then accentuate their perfection with the below, 5-10 minutes. If you make your own fries, according to one of the recipes below? Longer.
Servings: One stacked sandwich, or two more reasonably-sized ones.
Ingredients
- Donostia Foods Octopus in Olive Oil
- Mojo Picon
- French fries
Directions
1. Simply pop a tin of octopus in olive oil and sizzle briefly in pan. Keep it low to avoid splatter if you have the time for such prudence, or call upon the aptly named splatter screen to do its duty if you are hungry and have little time to waste.
2. French fries. As confessed above, the ideally formed fries you see where purchased from a fine local takeaway establishment for expediency. If you care to make your own, three excellent options: this recipe, if you want to commit an afternoon to soaking potatoes; this baked fries recipe, if you'd like that oven-cooked vibe; and this air fryer recipe, if you have an air fryer.
3. Place a heaping portion of your sizzled pulpo atop the French fries you’ve made (or purchased down the street). Add Mojo Picón, as desired. With each bite nod your head in recognition of life’s simple and delicious joys.
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For additional recipes and serving suggestions for Spanish conservas, please see our aptly named Recipes & Serving Suggestions page.
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One afternoon not that long ago, A.J. Weiss was sitting in a cafe, tapping his pen on an empty note pad, and staring out the window. The prior accumulated years of adventure, heartbreak, and common drudgery had all amounted to this, a particular moment, for reasons both unknown and fairly straightforward. The most straightforward being that he worked at Blue Planet Foods, Ltd., importer of high-quality food products and ingredients, and that he had set forth to complete the task of conjuring a suitable name for the company's new Spanish specialty food brand. After a certain amount of consideration and voluminous list-making, Donostia Foods came to be.
What was the inspiration for this (superb) brand name? Donostia-San Sebastián, a small coastal city in Basque Country in northern Spain, renowned for its restaurants, gastronomic societies, and culinary traditions. A place where locals and visitors alike wander the cobblestones of the old town in the warm evening light, drifting amongst the pintxo bars to sample unparalleled small-bites accompanied by the effervescent local wine, txakoli, and sharing in the laughter that becomes the fondest of memories; a place that exudes good food, good drinks, and a general sense of revelry. All of which is quite enjoyable.
With Donostia Foods we hope to introduce more people in the United States to the gastronomic pleasures of Donostia-San Sebastián and Spain as a whole, with a continually expanding product line of the best examples of the best products we can find and with the conviviality of the place itself.
Thank you for your interest in Donostia Foods, and if there's anything we can do for you, please contact us.
A.J. Weiss in the village of Espelette in Basque Country.
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