Octopus

octopus (about 3 1/3 lbs or 1.5 kg) • medium potatoes • Cajun seasoning • sweet paprika • extra virgin olive oil • Maldon salt, to taste

large ladles of rice (about 1 1/2 cups or 300 grams) • large ladles of fish stock (about 5 cups or 1.2 liters) • garlic clove • spring onion • ñora pepper paste • sweet paprika • crushed tomatoes (100 ml) • cooked octopus legs • jumbo shrimp • Saffron • Salt • rings of squid

cooked octopus tentacle • peeled shrimp • short pasta noodles (fideos) • onion • garlic • grated tomatoes • seafood broth (1 liter) • strands of saffron • Food coloring, to taste • Salt • Olive oil • Sweet paprika (optional) •

octopus tentacles • potatoes • milk (about 120 ml) • heavy cream (about 15 ml) • sweet paprika • Liquid from the packaged octopus • egg • Breadcrumbs • Olive oil • Salt

water (270 ml) • oil • fresh yeast (10 grams) • all-purpose flour (400 grams) • whole wheat flour (50 grams) • salt (3 grams) • onions • red bell peppers • tomato • bay leaf • sweet paprika • Oil and salt •

fideo pasta (about 300 grams; use your preferred type, though No. 1 or 3 are traditional. I used No. 4) • Squid, cut as you like • small onion • Octopus, cut as you like • large shrimp or prawns • seafood or fish stock (about 300 ml) • tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes (if using crushed tomatoes, use a small can) • white wine (about 60 ml) • Olive oil • Sweet and/or hot paprika • garlic cloves • Salt

Bomba rice (about 240 grams) • octopus (about 200 grams) • extra virgin olive oil • minced garlic (about 3 cloves, 25 grams) • finely chopped onion (about 150 grams) • smoked paprika (Pimentón de La Vera) • canned tomato sauce, homemade style (about 7 oz or 200 grams, 2 cans) • liquid smoke (about 30 grams) • chicken broth (about 600 grams; use 3 cups/700 grams if using Bombón rice) • salt • Saffron threads and yellow food coloring

short-grain rice (about 800 grams, preferably Spanish paella rice) • seafood and rock fish stock (about 3 liters) • squid rings (about 600 grams) • small cooked octopus (about 10 1/2 ounces or 300 grams) • frozen peeled shrimp (about 300 grams) • large prawns • striped shrimp • tomato paste • sweet smoked paprika (preferably from La Vera) • Freshly ground five pepper blend • yellow food coloring (optional, for color) • Extra virgin olive oil •