🇳🇷 Nauruan Cuisine

Octopus in Coconut

Octopus Simmered in Coconut Milk

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 288 kcal

Tender octopus slowly cooked in coconut milk with onion and lime. A prized reef delicacy.

Ingredients

600g octopus, cleaned and sliced
2 cups coconut milk
1 onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lime, juiced
1 tbsp oil
Salt and pepper
1 hot pepper, whole

Instructions

1 Clean octopus and cut into pieces.
2 Boil octopus in water 30 minutes until tender. Drain.
3 Saute onion and garlic in oil.
4 Add coconut milk and bring to simmer.
5 Add octopus and hot pepper.
6 Cook 10 minutes, season with lime, salt, and pepper.

Did You Know?

Nauruan reef walkers catch octopus by hand during low tide, reaching into coral crevices.