When it comes to cooking seafood, octopus is one of the trickier sea creatures to handle. If you're going to grill a tentacle ...

Slice the octopus tentacles by moving the tip of a knife ... Season with salt and cover with aluminum foil and steam cook for 3 min on each side. 4. For the sauce, combine the dashi broth, rice ...

Once cooked and cooled, cut the octopus into smaller, grill-friendly pieces (tentacles or chunks). In a bowl, whisk olive oil, minced garlic, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Toss the octopus in ...

Cut into quarters or just remove the tentacles if very small ... the onion for a couple of minutes. Add the octopus and paste to the onions and cook for a minute. Add the mushrooms, cook for ...

Fresh whole octopuses are available from the Auckland Fish Market but pre-frozen, pre-prepared octopus - the whole tentacles or the sliced meat - can be found at good Asian food stores.

Using tongs, carefully add the octopus and red-pepper ... cover with aluminum foil, and cook in the oven until a fork can easily cut through the thickest part of a tentacle. Start checking after ...

Octopus can be tough if not tenderised before cooking. The traditional way to tenderise the meat is to hurl it against rocks; an easier method is to simmer it for an hour. After pre-cooking ...