If you learn from the trials, the errors become fewer.
Old Bay Octopus
Sweet and sour potato noodles, pear, anise
Cooking octopus ranks right up there with cooking brisket. It is much harder than it looks. I cannot tell you how many times we have ruined octopus due to poor timing or technique and a simple lack of understanding. I do not think we fully comprehend octopus yet, though we are getting closer. We have trimmed the cooking time down and increased the heat so that the end result is a meaty and juicy tentacle with some bite, though not the horrible chewiness we found ourselves facing again and again. Our octopus is cooked at 85 degrees Celsius for four hours, a formula which for us yields great results.
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