The simplest method is cooking your octopus at a gentle simmer. The aim is to simmer it for between one and two hours, or until you can easily pierce the thickest tentacle with a knife.

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Slice the octopus tentacles by moving the tip of a knife ... Season with salt and cover with aluminum foil and steam cook for 3 min on each side. 4. For the sauce, combine the dashi broth, rice ...

Cut into quarters or just remove the tentacles if very small ... the onion for a couple of minutes. Add the octopus and paste to the onions and cook for a minute. Add the mushrooms, cook for ...

Using tongs, carefully add the octopus and red-pepper ... cover with aluminum foil, and cook in the oven until a fork can easily cut through the thickest part of a tentacle. Start checking after ...