Yesterday my husband caught an octopus. We haven’t cooked an octopus before but I do have fond memories of eating in at a Greek Taverna in Mykonos 30 years ago.
We hit up google and YouTube to work out how to prepare it. We decided, based on what we had in the fridge and pantry, to put it in a Thai marinade (oil, chilli, garlic, fish sauce, honey, lemongrass, lime and coriander) and chargrill it in the bbq. And I made a couple of salads to go with it.
Hi Kaz,
That's great that you were able to prepare the Octopus - the Thai marinade looks and sounds so tasty - I bet it was great - and of course, freshly caught by your hubby - even better!
Zest 
So how was it ?
Be hard to eat after watching a documentary about how intelligent they are.
It was okay - the Thai flavours were awesome. We’re lucky to be near the water so have access to fresh seafood - in the last few weeks (since we’ve been isolating) I’ve had crabs, crayfish, fish, squid, mussels and now octopus.
Octopuses creep me out to be honest.
Seafood is the one thing I cannot stomach, unless it's cod in breadcrumbs or batter and tinned tuna also pilchards in tomato sauce.
It’s hard to go past a really good (battered) fish and chips 😋 Not exactly healthy eating but a yummy treat.
Oh I couldn't agree more - my mouth is watering now with visions of fish and chips! 😀
Looks delicious 😋
Yum! We cook a lot of squid (when my husband catches it). My favourite way is to dip it into flour, then egg, then Panko crumbs. Shallow fry in olive oil then serve with lemon and tartare sauce.
I've not had octopus in years!
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”
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