How to cook octopus at home — the easy way. No sous-vide, no rock smashing. Just 3 delicious octopus recipes from a chef. Learn how to prep octopus, steam it to tenderness, make a pressed terrine, and ...

1. Fill a large sauce pot half way with water. 2. Add the baking soda and one lemon cut in half. 3. Bring water to a rolling boil. 4. Once water is at a boil, dip your octopus in the water three times ...

This video shows how to make takoyaki, a popular Japanese street food of crispy fried balls filled with octopus. The batter is made with dashi, egg, and flour, poured into a takoyaki pan, and filled ...

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay at a live cooking demonstraton. - Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images For all but the most experienced or merely cavalier among us, octopus can be pretty tricky to make at home.