Lake trout with potato risotto
After spectacular culinary journeys across the world’s oceans, Lukas Nagl has found his home port...
Octopus salad in a Neapolitan style
A wonderfully refreshing, maritime lunch on a warm, sunny day - whether in southern Italy or Austria.
Cooking time: 1 hour
Difficulty level: 2 out of 5
| Ingredients (4 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | Octopus, weighing about 500 g | |
| 500 | g | Potatoes, waxy, peeled |
| 300 | g | Runner beans |
| 100 | g | Black olives |
| 1 organic orange and 1 organic lemon, zest | ||
| 4 | Bay leaves | |
| 10 | Peppercorns | |
| 1 | twig | Rosemary |
| 1 | Onion, peeled and halved | |
| Freshly ground black pepper | ||
For the marinade
| Ingredients (4 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organic lemon, juice and zest | |
| 1 | Organic bitter orange, juice and zest (optional, alternatively use an orange) | |
| 4 | twigs | Mint, fresh leaves chopped |
| 5 | twigs | Parsley, fresh leaves chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon(s) | Fish sauce (preferably Colatura di Alici) |
| Plenty of good olive oil | ||
Preparation:
- Place the octopus, orange and lemon zest, bay leaves, peppercorns, rosemary and onion in a pan. Cover with water, bring to the boil and simmer until the octopus is cooked, about 45 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the octopus to cool slightly in the stock.
- Mix all the ingredients for the marinade.
- Boil the potatoes in salted water until al dente and cut into 2 cm cubes. Mix the potatoes with the marinade while they are still warm. Leave to stand while you cook the runner beans in salted water until al dente and cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Remove the octopus from the stock and cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Mix the octopus, runner beans and olives with the potatoes. Season well with pepper and serve lukewarm.
The Falstaff wine recommendation
Sauvignon Blanc Südsteiermark DAC 2020 Winery Muster Trautenhof
Wonderfully fine paprika and green pepper compete with grapefruit and passion fruit in their characteristic spiciness, in the aroma and taste.
€ 8,90; from the winery
