The octopus is clean (15) and ready to use in your recipes! If you want, you can remove the skin by rubbing the tentacles ...

Place the octopus in a pressure cooker and pour in the water. Cook for about 25 minutes or until the octopus is soft. Remove from the cooker and cut the octopus into strips. Marinate it with the ...

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.

Add the octopus and paste to the onions and cook for a minute. Add the mushrooms, cook for another minute and then add the spring onions, chillies and sesame oil. Sprinkle sesame seeds into and ...

This recipe is one of the 12 finalists of Bite's Estrella Damm Tapas Competition in 2014. Click here to see all of the finalists. To cook the octopus, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the ...

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 ...