For The Love Of Octopus!

Hi there Great Cuties!!!!

And Happy Saturday to YOU!!!!

Just throwing today's "grilled" octopus into this thread - seeing as I probably eat more octopus than I do eat anything else; despite my deep love for all fish, great seafood, and mollusks.

In any event, just a quickie little grilled lunch, albeit healthful nonetheless - the best kind - paired with a Greek "melitzanosalata" (grilled eggplant salad) which I do "chopped," versus pureed into the traditional hummus/dip-like texture. 

Simple, simple, simple.

Yet very delicious stuff!

OK, happy all! Cheers! - Leah

Oh Dcarch; you are just such an artist!!!!!!!!!!!! Incredible!!!! As always, I loved your post!!!! Cheers! - Leah

Oh my God Adam; that sounds not only fantastic, but now I MUST learn how to make it as well!

You have an obligation therefore! Smiles. But yes, you do!!!

Please share any details you can, as you do create and/or even ponder, write out, and reinvent how it would work! I'd love to try it!!!!

Here's to the power of suggestion! Such magnificent stuff!!! Indeed! I am so interested!!!!

Cheers!!!!! - Leah

OK now THIS recipe sounds incredible! And simple! And healthful! And beautiful! And delicious!

Thank you so much (CDN Offroader)!!! As this sounds just wonderful!!! I'll have to try it out too!!!

Fantastic!!!!

Happy evening to all!!!!!!!!!

Cheers!!!!!! - Leah

Wow Dls1, your photo is off the charts and just fantastic!!! And thanks very much for nice comments on my cephalopod servings!

Along with great cobia fish and the like, I DO adore octopus so much and thus eat that more often than other things.

You all have made Split sound sensational food wise!!! So fascinating to learn of this method!!! Thank you all!

And Mick I AGREE!!! Entirely!! Shouldn't every home have such? I can imagine you whipping up phenomenal concoctions via this method. Indeed!

Well happy Friday to all! Do make it delicious! I have to go cook up a little feast to celebrate one of my dog's birthdays today, and so perhaps I'll post that little nibble later on.

Cheers and warm wishes, Leah

Happy New and Quite Wonderful Week You Great Smoked Cookies!!!!!

Between Adam and David's fantastic recaps of Croatian cuisine, I tried a "mini" and VERY humble attempt of something similar yesterday, and it was delicious but also helped m see where I can improve and change it up! (Thus once a week I am now going to "play with this dish" until it's company worthy and amazing)!

BUT, here's a taste of my Sunday...Enjoy! And thank you both for lending some cultural expertise and the "power of suggestion" as I'm on a crusade now, to make it in a way which I adore!

Cheers!!!!!!!! - Leah


I found a sort of "throw-outable" pot at Walmart that I believed wouldn't burn or melt etc., (if surrounded by ash)...



I put some baby octopus, chopped zucchini, sweet potato, purple Peruvian potato, elephant garlic, Kalamata olives, dried oregano, Greek white wine, and Greek olive oil, into the pot...



I began burning charcoal chunks down, in my little grill...



And then another load/pile of charcoal on top of that, as it didn't seem like enough???




Then I covered the pot and put that all on top of the mound of burned charcoal... (I did not top ashes over the lid, as I noticed a little sliding room or space, with the lid and pot, where debris could presumably seep in if it were trickling down the sides...



And I covered that up, but it seemed like more air was needed so I jarred it open some, (above)...


And in 25 minutes, I took that out.. 




And in just 25 minutes (I think the heat may have been 400) it all was done and delicious - BUT, the zukes were over done/soggy, and the octopus cuties just shrunk down to tiny little things but were NOT dry or tough at all, and tasted WONDERFULLY!!!


I paired this with the Greek white wine that was open and used to cook with - MISTAKE - as the wine was lovely, but the pairing was way off, as the deep purple and orange potatoes changed the density of the mollusky dish, and it was heavier, more rustic and really needed a red!




DELICIOUS nonetheless!

Next time, I'm trying it without potatoes and with just other veggies, as I found the potatoes too bloating for my taste, (despite the taste it self being fabulous), but I prefer my cephalopods served with much lighter fare...

HOWEVER, it was beautiful and a fun attempt!

Happy all!!! And thank you dear gentlemen, for even steering me in the direction of that method. T'is an interesting project to work on, indeed!

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Leah

Thanks Mate! I think your ideas are spot on, and that sounds really perfect!!!! GOOD IDEA!!!

You really could have one hell of a restaurant you know???!!!

Happy new week to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers!!!!!!!! - Leah