Originally Posted by
Freeeedom
I've always had trouble with the toughness of baby octopus no matter how you cook them until I found this method which makes them very tender.
1 kilogram baby octopus (uncooked)
1 litre vegetable stock
300ml white wine
juice of one lemon
Marinade:
250ml virgin olive oil
100ml balsamic vinegar
50ml white wine
50ml lemon juice
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
freshly ground black pepper
Bring stock, wine and lemon juice to the boil, add the octopus and simmer gently until octopus is tender. Drain and cool.
Mix all marinade ingredients together. Pour over cooked octopus and let stand for at least three hours or preferably overnight.
Heat barbecue or char grill till very hot and quickly sear the octopus until crispy.
The only drawback to this is that the octopus tend to shrink during the simmering process so that you need to overcater a bit to allow for this, but the end result is worth it - they are really great done this way
Cheers #Freeeedom