Strange Canned Seafood

I'm working my way through the strange canned seafood my parents packed for me on my way back to America. The original list included:

• Smoked Oysters
• Crab
• Caviar
• Octopus.

I tried two recipes and knocked out two:

Roasted Chicken with Oyster and Wild Rice Stuffing
Ingredients:

• Chicken
• Stale bread
• 1 can smoked oysters
• onions
• celery
• basil and oregano (I had no sage)
• 1 cup wild rice
• 2 cups chicken stock

I'm secretly trying to achieve the amazing roast chicken texture that my sitemate gets every time. She's big on soaking the chicken in brine, which I did for about 2 hours. I softened the onions and celery, added cooked rice, and all the other ingredients.

Everything was great, though the chicken could have used some a flavor rub.

Pulpo a Fiera (Octopus Tapas)

I got the recipe off this blog. I was pleased, but I mostly attribute the recipe's success to the out-of-site good olive oil we have in Morocco.

• Can of Octopus
• Bay Leaf
• Onion
• Potato
• Paprika
• Olive oil
• Garlic

I boiled the octopus and set aside (though I couldn't figure out if that is required of canned octopus, I'm assuming not). Then in the same water, added onions and bay and boiled the potatoes. Dressed with olive oil mixed with garlic and paprika.



Bssahha!