This recipe calls for cooking octopuses in a tomato and onion sauce with red wine. The onions are cooked for an hour until transparent, then tomatoes and garlic are added and cooked for 30 minutes. Red wine is added and cooked for 10 minutes, then octopuses, salt, and water are added and cooked for 45 minutes uncovered until the sauce thickens and darkens. Parsley is added for the last five minutes for flavor.