25 gigantic Recipes

octopus (preferably large tentacles only), thawed if frozen, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, dry red wine, onion, quartered, garlic cloves, peeled, crushed, cinnamon stick, turkish bay leaf, red wine vinegar, chopped fresh oregano

scarlet runner beans (dry or 400g canned ), olive oil, onion (white , large), garlic cloves (minced ), tomatoes (fresh or 1 large can tomatoes without juice), salt and pepper

greek fassolia gigantes (butter beans), tomato, olive oil, onions, finely sliced, tomato puree, garlic, peeled & finely sliced, sugar, salt and black pepper, parsley, finely chopped, oregano, thyme

tomatoes, olive oil, chopped fresh thyme, coarse kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, dried large white beans (such as gigante, cannellini, italian butter, or great northern), dried porcini mushrooms, boiling water, olive oil, divided, chopped leek (white and pale green parts only), chopped onion, chopped peeled carrot, low-salt chicken broth, divided, dry white wine, bay leaves, chopped fresh sage, fresh wild mushrooms (such as chanterelle, porcini, or stemmed shiitake), thickly sliced, garlic cloves, chopped, shallot, chopped, dried porcini mushrooms, olive oil, arctic char fillets with skin (each 3/4 to 1 inch thick ), fennel pollen ** or ground fennel seed