Seafood salad, lukewarm

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 200 g squid(s) (octopus), fresh
• 200 g squid(s) (calamaretti), fresh
• 200 g shrimp(s), smaller ones, raw
• 24 mussels (mussels), fresh, with shell
• 2 potatoes, medium size, waxy, pre-cooked
• 1 shallot(s), diced
• 1 garlic clove(s), diced
• ½ tsp fennel seeds, ground
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 jar white wine
• ½ bunch parsley, flat, finely chopped
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes

Wash the seafood. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil, gently sauté the shallot, fennel seeds, and garlic, deglaze with the wine, bring to a boil, add the mussels, and cook, covered, for 5 minutes. Strain the liquid through a sieve, bring back to a boil, add the octopus, and add a little water if necessary, so that the octopus is almost covered. Then, instead of boiling, cook at a simmer until tender, for about 1 hour. Season the liquid lightly with salt and pepper. During the last 10 minutes, add the almost cooked potatoes. During this time, remove the mussels from their shells and set aside. Clean the calamari, pull the tentacles from their bodies, and cut them off just above the eyes to keep them connected. Squeeze out the chewing organs from the center of the tentacles, peel the skin from the tubes, remove the transparent whalebone inside, wash the tentacles and body pouch, dry them, set them aside, and discard the rest. Remove the shrimp from their shells and devein them, wash and dry, and set aside. When the octopus is tender, remove it and the potatoes and let it cool. Reduce the liquid to 50 ml, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and season again to taste. Briefly cook the shrimp in the gently simmering broth, then let everything cool. Cut each potato into 6 pieces, cut the octopus into bite-sized pieces, and add them to the lukewarm broth along with the mussel meat. Fry the calamari in 1 tablespoon of oil for a maximum of 2 minutes and add them to the broth. Mix everything well and serve lukewarm.