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Silvia’s Italian Table Polpo Marinato (Marinated Baby Octopus) A simple, yet exciting dish of slow cooked baby octopus marinated in chili and vinegar. Serves: 4-6 Ingredients • 1.5 kg of cleaned baby octopus (ask your fish mongers to do so and don’t buy frozen!) • 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil • 1-2 bay leaves • 200 ml white wine • Garlic cloves, bashed with the back of a knife • 2 tablespoons of parsley stalks, finely chopped For the marinade • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced • 3-4 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil • 2 tablespoon of red wine vinegar • 1-2 chilies, thinly sliced • Plenty of roughly chopped parsley salt for seasoning Method Heat the oil in a pan large enough to accommodate the octopus, add the garlic, the baby octopus, the parsley stalks, bay leaves and the wine, bring to a simmer, add a
