Recipes with octopus
8 verified Mexican recipes with octopus.
Octopus is a Mexican seafood-bar delicacy: octopus tostadas, char-grilled octopus with dried-chilli adobo, seafood cocktails, octopus aguachile and Sinaloa's classic pulpo enamorado. The secret is the initial simmer (tender, never rubbery) before it hits the grill or the salsa.
This page gathers 8 verified Mexican recipes with octopus, ordered A to Z — including Arroz a la Tumbada con Pulpo (Veracruz Soupy Rice with Octopus), Caldo de Oso (Hangover Seafood Broth), Campechana de Mariscos (Mixed Seafood Cocktail). Total times range from 40 to 90 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Campechana de Mariscos (40 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £8.50 per 500g (researched for our cost estimates).
Arroz a la Tumbada con Pulpo (Veracruz Soupy Rice with Octopus)
Veracruz soupy rice with octopus and seafood in the Alvarado style.
60 minmedia4 servings
Caldo de Oso (Hangover Seafood Broth)
Spicy Sinaloan seafood broth, famous as a hangover cure.
45 minfacil6 servings
Campechana de Mariscos (Mixed Seafood Cocktail)
Mixed fresh seafood cocktail in tomato sauce.
40 minfacil4 servings
Cazuela de Mariscos (Mexican Seafood Casserole)
Coastal Mexican stew of mixed seafood in tomato sauce with ancho chilli and epazote.
45 minmedia4 servings
Octopus Ceviche (Ceviche de Pulpo)
Cooked octopus marinated in lime with tomato, red onion, chilli and avocado.
75 minmedia4 servings
Seafood Molcajete (Hot Stone Mortar Seafood)
Fresh seafood in chilli sauce served bubbling in a volcanic stone molcajete.
45 minmedia2 servings
Mexican-Style Octopus
Octopus sauteed with tomatoes, onion, serrano chilli and fresh coriander.
90 minmedia4 servings
Veracruz-Style Fried Masa Cups with Pickled Seafood
Crispy fried masa cups filled with pickled prawns and crab, avocado and jalapeño.
55 minmedia16 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with octopus are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 8 published Mexican recipes using octopus, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Arroz a la Tumbada con Pulpo (Veracruz Soupy Rice with Octopus), Caldo de Oso (Hangover Seafood Broth), Campechana de Mariscos (Mixed Seafood Cocktail).
What's the quickest recipe with octopus?
Campechana de Mariscos, ready in 40 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 40 to 90 minutes.
How much does octopus cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £8.50 per 500g, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got octopus and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick octopus plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-17.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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