Tunisian spaghetti with octopus

INGREDIENTS

An average octopus
3  tomatoes
3ts tomato paste
5 cloves of garlic
1cs harissa  ( hot chili paste)
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp ground coriander and caraway
3 bay leaves
1 tsp ras el hanout
salt and pepper

RECIPE

 

Cut the octopus into  average pieces . boil them in water for a few minutes. Put the pieces of octopus in pressure cooker withe the choped tomato and the  olive oil . cook about 5 minutes.

 

 

Add the tomato paste and mix well  and cook  for another 5 minutes.  Add the spices, the harissa, the bay leaves, the  crushed garlic and  two large glasses of water.  Close the pressure cooker and cook for 10 minutes from the whistle of the valve.  Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning if necessary. . Check also if the  octopus is well coked.add some cooking time if needed.  You can also add more water if the sauce is too thick.   Serve with spaghetti.