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Smoky Marinated Octopus

Cooking time: 20    Ingredients:   1 kg baby octopus tentacles  125 ml olive oil  22.50 ml lemon juice  1 lemon thinly sliced peel of 1 lemon  1 onion finely chopped onion  2 cloves sliced garlic  5 ml smoked Spanish paprika  1 bay leaf  125 ml cider vinegar  125 ml white wine vinegar  5 ml milled pepper  24 Chunks of bread (to serve)  Method:   Wash baby octopus tentacles (smaller regular tentacles) really well. Heat olive oil, lemon juice and the thinly sliced peel of lemon in a pot. Add tentacles, and poach for 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add chopped onion and sliced garlic and cook in oil and lemon mixture until soft, but not brown. Add smoked Spanish paprika, 1 bay leaf, cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, and milled pepper, and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Place in the fridge and marinate for 24 hours. Bring to room temperature before serving with chunks of bread.  Recipe From : SHAPE December 01, 2005