🇼🇸 Samoan Cuisine

Fe'e Tunu

Grilled Octopus

Prep Time 30 min + marinating
Servings 4
Difficulty Hard
Calories 214 kcal

Tender octopus marinated in lime and garlic, grilled over open coals until charred and smoky, a prized seafood delicacy of Samoan coastal villages.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Boil octopus in salted water for 45 min until tender. Drain and cool.
  2. 2 Cut into serving pieces. Toss with lime juice, garlic, oil, chili, salt, and pepper.
  3. 3 Marinate 30 min.
  4. 4 Heat grill to high. Grill octopus pieces 3-4 min per side until charred and crispy at edges.
  5. 5 Serve on banana leaves with lime wedges.

Did You Know?

In Samoan villages, catching octopus is a revered skill. Expert fishermen lure them from reef crevices using traditional shell lures called pa fe'e.