Less than thirty days ago I made some grilled octopus and it has been on my mind ever since. Then a few days ago Caterina made octopus using the pressure cooker so I had to give that a try. Results: passable. The slow poaching method is by far better but the quickness of the pressure cooker makes this an easy dish to prepare on the fly.
Grilling was not part of the plan today - well not actual charcoal grilling since I did put in the grill pan with a little oregano to smoky it up a bit. Results: passable. Nothing beats the real flavor of fire.
After the octopus was sufficiently cooked twice I chopped it up and tossed it with some garlic, chile, olive oil, more oregano some lime and a little salt and served it over rice. Results: delicious. Make yourself some octopus and if you have the time slow poach it and grill it.
21 comments:
This might be the first time I've wanted octopus for breakfast. The sauce with chiles and lime sounds great with it. Gorgeous dish!
Ohhh that looks lovely.
I sometimes think I need a pressure cooker. Then I think of how hard it would be to cram 5 pounds of whatever I'm cooking in it. So I just admire your beautiful creations instead!
We've never slow cooked octopus. Have to give it a try. Your plating is spectacular. I really like the sound of "frutti di mare." A very sophisticated name for a sea creature.
Sam
I can't say that I have ever tried octopus (sigh). Just never appealed to me, until now.
Velva
i never knew octopus could be so beautiful!
Mmmmm... I might try this when I buy octopus
I dunno...Octopus is just one of those things that never seems to find it's way onto my plate.
wow, this looks incredible. it's beautiful =]
wow This looks indeed delicious and beautiful!
Your compositions are beautiful.
I remember that monster octopus! I am so ready to start poaching, pressure-cooking or grilling as many cephalopods as I can lay my greedy hands on, especially with an image of this dish in my head, spurring me on.
I'd ten times rather you made me some octopus - that looks quite delicious!
How to make octopus even better! Perfect, exciting flavors for a favorite! Beautiful!
Great color; I want to think it has some smokiness too. Did you use some chipotle? Hooray for octopus on the grill!
I know, after having asked many times in the Caribbean, that octopus is very tough if not cooked properly. I must assume that Periyali (the restuarant in NYC I only like because of their octopus first course) braises theirs before grilling as it is very tender.
I've never made it at home (seems too unruly for a home cook, so I give you kudos for your octopus trials and errors while searching for the perfect recipe), but have squid often in salads. Of course, squid is tender.
sounds fantastic. I can imagine those flavors!
If only it was easy to relocate from one part of the world to the next. Each time I visit here, I wish I was living next door to you.
Oh, wow! This looks delicious! I have always wanted to try octopus! x
What a stunning dish! I have never thought about slow cooking octopus before.
Your rice pulpo looks delish! I've got to try this. I pressure cook soups, beans and it always come out pretty good. I will definitely give it a try pressure cook my pulpo just to see if I agree with you ;)
Cheers,
Heguiberto
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