An octopus cooked just right is perfectly tender and flavorful enough to be served on its own or alongside salads, potatoes, or greens. However, cooking octopus isn't always smooth sailing, and not ...

1. Fill a large sauce pot half way with water. 2. Add the baking soda and one lemon cut in half. 3. Bring water to a rolling boil. 4. Once water is at a boil, dip your octopus in the water three times ...

Rinse the octopus in cold water. Bring a large pot of vegetable stock to boil. Cook octopus for 60 to 75 min or until tender. Strain octopus and place in refrigerator to cool. Preheat oven to 350 ...

Thaw octopus if necessary, either for 24 hours in refrigerator, or for a few hours in a couple of changes of cold water. With scissors, remove skinny tips of tentacles and, cutting through webbing ...

1 Clean octopus if necessary and remove the beak. Rinse octopus, drain and set aside. 2 Heat olive oil in a saucepan. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute before adding the wine. Bring to the boil and ...