Octopus Bacon Tacos

Ingredients

Directions

  1. To prepare one portion, warm two tortillas on a flat-top grill or skillet until slightly toasted. Top each taco with ½ oz. baby spinach, ½ oz. tomatoes, ¼ fl. oz. hot sauce vinaigrette, and 1 oz. of freshly seared octopus bacon.
  2. Garnish each taco with thin-sliced shallots and fresh-grated lemon zest as needed.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 cup Black Pepper
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Garlic Powder
  • 2 Tbsp. Chile Powder
  • 1 1/2 Lbs. Octopus tentacles, blanched
  • As Needed Lard

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, add salt, pepper, sugar, garlic and chili powders together and combine.
  2. Generously season octopus and cold smoke for 1 hr.
  3. Place smoked octopus in a hotel pan and cover with melted lard until fully submerged. Cook at 275°F for 4 hours. Remove octopus from lard, cut into thin slices and keep refrigerated until use.