Recipe

Bbq baby octopus pizzas

Bbq baby octopus pizzas

Jun 30, 2013 2:00pm
  • 15 mins preparation
  • 9 mins cooking
  • Serves 4
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Ingredients

Bbq baby octopus pizzas
  • 10 baby octopus, cleaned
  • 1/2 cup sweet chill sauce
  • 2 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
  • sea salt and cracked black pepper
  • 4 round souvlaki or lebanese bread
  • 1 cup tomato passata
  • 32 baby bocconcini balls
  • hand full basil leaves

Method

Bbq baby octopus pizzas
  • 1
    Preheat barbecue high heat.
  • 2
    Prepare octopus. Remove hoods and slice into rounds, cut legs into 2 pieces. Place baby octopus, Sweet chilli, garlic and oil into mixing bowl and toss to combine, Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • 3
    Cook baby octopus on flat plate or barbecue for 1-2 minutes to par-cook. Remove from heat and reduce heat to medium-low
  • 4
    Spread passata evenly over bread rounds and top with par-cooked octopus and dot with bocconcini. Cook with lid down for 5-7 minutes until cheese is melted and octopus is fully cooked.
  • 5
    Remove pizza from heat. Sprinkle with basil leaves, salt and pepper, slice and share around.

Notes

If you're not too keen on octopus, you can substitute with medium green prawns or cubed chicken thighs - cooking times will very slightly.

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