Octopus, Portuguese style! I learned this trick from an old fisherman!

One 2 kg (4.4 lb) octopus. Drizzle the octopus with olive oil. Then add salt. Rub it in thoroughly for several minutes. Hello friends, I'm happy to welcome you to my channel. Today, a very unusual and delicious octopus recipe awaits you. Please don't switch off and watch my video until the end. Rinse the octopus thoroughly under running water. Roughly chop an onion. Sauté the onion in olive oil. Add a bay leaf. Slice a carrot. Sauté the carrots and onions in a pan. Add the vegetables and the bay leaf to the boiling water. Add salt. Mix the olive oil, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Coat the potatoes with this mixture on both sides. Wrap the potatoes in aluminum foil and bake them for 50 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 °C (360 °F). Dip the octopus three times in boiling water, holding it in for a few seconds each time so the tentacles curl nicely. Friends, please like this video. If the "Hype" button is available, please click it—it helps push the video. Cover with a lid and simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Wrap two sweet peppers in aluminum foil and roast them in the oven for 50 minutes. Add 100g (3.5oz) of arugula and olive oil. Add salt. Add a squeeze of lemon juice. Toast 50g (1.7oz) of walnuts in a pan. Add the walnuts to the arugula in the jar. Grate 50g (1.7oz) of Parmesan cheese. Blend until smooth. We made pesto sauce. It goes perfectly with octopus. Mash the cooled potatoes with a glass. Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan. Add the potatoes to the pan and fry them over medium heat for a few minutes. Place the bell peppers in a bag and let them cool. Grate a clove of garlic. Place the garlic on top of the potatoes. Remove the octopus from the heat, drain the water, and let it cool. Remove the bell peppers from the bag and peel off the skin. Place the bell peppers in a blender. Add olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Blend for 1 minute. Place the octopus back in the pan and cut it into tentacles. Friends, please support my channel: Leave a comment, click "like," and subscribe. Turn the potatoes over and fry them. Transfer the octopus to a baking dish. Grease it thoroughly with softened butter. First, place the potatoes on a plate. Then, spoon the bell pepper sauce over the potatoes. Finally, add a teaspoon of pesto next to the potatoes. Add a few octopus tentacles on top. Friends, thank you for watching my video to the end. If you enjoyed it, please share it with a friend – this helps increase the video's reach.