How can you tenderize an octopus before cooking?

Question

I have overheard that freezing an octopus can help in tenderizing it prior to cooking. Is there any truth to this, and how does it work?

Answer 1

I'm not even a seafood person, but Octopus, butter and chilli is one of the finest foods on earth!

Comments

’s fantastic. Like squid but much meatier and more toothsome

Answer 2

My two favourite proteins is 1st mushrooms and 2nd octopus. I love having it cooked over fire but the plancha is the best alternative.

Answer 3

"I've got some really nice boiling water".

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Really evil and nasty boiling water

Answer 4

This is insane! Nice tips for this hard-to-get-playing ingredient, love it

Answer 5

This is the only channel out of more than a hundred I have notifications turned on for.

Answer 6

Good on y'all for this, who woulda thought the freeze trick, funny why I've never been able to get it as good as I used to get it as it was frozen and never knew

Answer 7

Okay so just don’t have fear got it, thank u chefs

Answer 8

Don't know if you guys are competitive with eachother, but i think you're both the tops.  Equally great.

Answer 9

Grew up by the seaside, used to catch one of them once in a while. Always love them, they're very good also on open fire.
I like your content, learn a lot. One methodical reminder, you speak very fast. For me as a non-native English speaker, sometimes it's a bit hard to understand.
Thank you.

Answer 10

I love love love octopus in any variation (living in Spain obviously has a lot of perks), but my favourite recipe of all time is the one by Food Wishes' Chef John (you can search for the title "Spanish-Style Braised Octopus"). For home cooks, it's unbeatable! But don't be jealous guys, your content's friggin' phenomenal, too :)

Answer 11

His joy when getting the pizza out. Love this!

Answer 12

Soy jefe de cocina gallego y aqui el pulpo es religión.
Para que no se le caiga la piel al poner el pulpo en la olla con agua hirviendo tienes que "asustarlo",es decir meterlo y sacarlo tres veces consecutivas.
Desconozco la razón pero llevo 40 años cociendo pulpo y funciona.

Answer 13

I did my octopus last year with rhubarb and chorizo, very nice combo.

Answer 14

You should visit Galicia. You'd love Galician octopus if you haven't tried it yet.

Answer 15

Nr1 cooking channel, period
I would work there for free
Just to learn

Answer 16

You guys are genius thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Answer 17

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Answer 18

My absolute favorite

Answer 19

Can't wait to try the last one

Answer 20

A nicely grilled octopus is one of the best things to eat... so delicious!