Grilled Octopus

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 to 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      2 hr

Appears in
The Best Recipes in the World: More Than 1,000 International Dishes to Cook at Home

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

  • About

Wherever you find octopus, you find grilled octopus, though it is most closely associated with Greece, where it is prepared wonderfully. Most octopus in the U.S. is sold frozen, so make sure you think ahead (the benefit is that frozen octopus is also cleaned octopus). If you buy fresh, be sure to ask to have it cleaned or be prepared to do it yourself.

One more thing: Allow plenty of time for simmering until the octopus becomes tender—it’s a simple but usually time-consuming process