Baby Octopus

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

We've started shopping at a new Oriental market now since the old one is
moving too far north. Nice too as their prices are better on a LOT of
things! I found a package of baby Octopus (pre-cleaned) that looked
interesting and was less expensive than the fresh ones at Central market.

Octopus, unless served raw, has a tendency to be a bit tough so I took a
hint from someone here about cooking it for over 20 minutes.

Last Sunday, I made up a merlot wine sauce from Australian Merlot, 6
cloves of pressed garlic, a little grated ginger, some black pepper and
some dried grated lemon peel. I simmered the octopus in that on low
(braised more or less) along with 5 sliced king oyster mushrooms for 25
minutes. I then added sesame seeds and an arrowroot slurry to thicken.
The octopus and mushrooms added their own flavors to the sauce so it was
nice and rich.

This was served over brown rice pressure cooked in some pork trotter
stock I had in the freezer.

It came out very, very good and the octopus was tender enough for my
housemate to have no trouble chewing it. :-)

I'll have to try that trick with squid.

Pic here:

http://tinypic.com/1116y3q.jpg

Very attractive testicles.

Sheldon

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Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

We've started shopping at a new Oriental market now since the old one is
moving too far north. Nice too as their prices are better on a LOT of
things! I found a package of baby Octopus (pre-cleaned) that looked
interesting and was less expensive than the fresh ones at Central market.

Octopus, unless served raw, has a tendency to be a bit tough so I took a
hint from someone here about cooking it for over 20 minutes.

Last Sunday, I made up a merlot wine sauce from Australian Merlot, 6
cloves of pressed garlic, a little grated ginger, some black pepper and
some dried grated lemon peel. I simmered the octopus in that on low
(braised more or less) along with 5 sliced king oyster mushrooms for 25
minutes. I then added sesame seeds and an arrowroot slurry to thicken.
The octopus and mushrooms added their own flavors to the sauce so it was
nice and rich.

This was served over brown rice pressure cooked in some pork trotter
stock I had in the freezer.

It came out very, very good and the octopus was tender enough for my
housemate to have no trouble chewing it. :-)

I'll have to try that trick with squid.

Pic here:

http://tinypic.com/1116y3q.jpg

Very attractive testicles.

Sheldon

That would be calf fries. ;-)

If I can ever find some, I'll photograph them for ya!

Deep fried of course..........
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Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]"
-- Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Pic here:

http://tinypic.com/1116y3q.jpg

That totally rocks.

--Blair

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Pic here:

http://tinypic.com/1116y3q.jpg

That totally rocks.

Really cool...........and what a great pic!

I'm not usually squeamish - but the little octupus with it's eye open and
looking at me (?)

Well, let's just say, that I'd feel bad eating it.

Elaine

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Blair P. Houghton said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Pic here:

http://tinypic.com/1116y3q.jpg

That totally rocks.

--Blair

Thanks! :-)
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Peace!
Om

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-- Jack Nicholson

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Pic here:

http://tinypic.com/1116y3q.jpg

That totally rocks.

Really cool...........and what a great pic!

I'm not usually squeamish - but the little octupus with it's eye open and
looking at me (?)

Well, let's just say, that I'd feel bad eating it.

Elaine

The eyes are removed in the cleaning process. :-)

Both of those are upside down so all you see is the bottom of the
tentacles and the center is where the mouth would be.
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Peace!
Om

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-- Jack Nicholson

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OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> Pic here:
>
> http://tinypic.com/1116y3q.jpg

That totally rocks.

Really cool...........and what a great pic!

I'm not usually squeamish - but the little octupus with it's eye open and
looking at me (?)

Well, let's just say, that I'd feel bad eating it.

Elaine

The eyes are removed in the cleaning process. :-)

Both of those are upside down so all you see is the bottom of the
tentacles and the center is where the mouth would be.

Oh, ok. If you say so.

I'm still not feeling tempted though.

E.

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> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>
>> Pic here:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/1116y3q.jpg
>
> That totally rocks.

Really cool...........and what a great pic!

I'm not usually squeamish - but the little octupus with it's eye open and
looking at me (?)

Well, let's just say, that I'd feel bad eating it.

Elaine

The eyes are removed in the cleaning process. :-)

Both of those are upside down so all you see is the bottom of the
tentacles and the center is where the mouth would be.

Oh, ok. If you say so.

I'm still not feeling tempted though.

E.

<lol> Few are...... :-)
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Peace!
Om

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-- Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

<lol> Few are...... :-)

There's a chinese place near the university that does a seafood hotpot with
all kinds of seafood including the baby octopusses. I love them. People
admonish me saying that they are too smart to eat, but if you use that logic,
I know a few humans just dumb enough... 😉

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> > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >>
> >> Pic here:
> >>
> >> http://tinypic.com/1116y3q.jpg
> >
> > That totally rocks.
>
> Really cool...........and what a great pic!
>
> I'm not usually squeamish - but the little octupus with it's eye open

and

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> looking at me (?)
>
> Well, let's just say, that I'd feel bad eating it.
>
> Elaine

The eyes are removed in the cleaning process. :-)

Both of those are upside down so all you see is the bottom of the
tentacles and the center is where the mouth would be.

Oh, ok. If you say so.

I'm still not feeling tempted though.

E.

<lol> Few are...... :-)
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Heck, you show me how to clean 'em and I'll eat 'em with gusto. :~)

kili

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

<lol> Few are...... :-)

There's a chinese place near the university that does a seafood hotpot

with

Quoted message said:

all kinds of seafood including the baby octopusses. I love them. People
admonish me saying that they are too smart to eat, but if you use that

logic,

Quoted message said:

I know a few humans just dumb enough... 😉

Isn't that the truth?

kili

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The Bubbo said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

<lol> Few are...... :-)

There's a chinese place near the university that does a seafood hotpot with
all kinds of seafood including the baby octopusses. I love them. People
admonish me saying that they are too smart to eat, but if you use that logic,
I know a few humans just dumb enough... 😉

<smiles> We've had that discussion here at one point as well.
Shel' baby led the way to the whole Octopus intelligence question.
Yes, they can learn some simple stimulus response stuff, but it's hard
to convince me that a gastropod, related to snails without an organized
brain (only has a single pair of major ganglion) can truly reason.

Those who say that they are as smart as housecats underestimate
housecats...
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Om

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>> > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Pic here:
>> >>
>> >> http://tinypic.com/1116y3q.jpg
>> >
>> > That totally rocks.
>>
>> Really cool...........and what a great pic!
>>
>> I'm not usually squeamish - but the little octupus with it's eye open

and

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>> looking at me (?)
>>
>> Well, let's just say, that I'd feel bad eating it.
>>
>> Elaine
>
> The eyes are removed in the cleaning process. :-)
>
> Both of those are upside down so all you see is the bottom of the
> tentacles and the center is where the mouth would be.

Oh, ok. If you say so.

I'm still not feeling tempted though.

E.

<lol> Few are...... :-)
--

Heck, you show me how to clean 'em and I'll eat 'em with gusto. :~)

kili

I cheated and bought those pre-cleaned, but other than the chitin spine,
(octopus don't have one), cleaning an octo is no different than cleaning
a squid but the hollow mantle is usually left connected to the
tentacles. It's easy with careful cutting. :-)

I can repost the "how to clean squid" series if you'd like?
Octopus IMHO is similar to squid in both texture and flavor, but a bit
more tender.

I've not cleaned octopus in awhile but next time I buy an intact one,
I'll take pics. <G>
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Om

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-- Jack Nicholson

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Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

<lol> Few are...... :-)

There's a chinese place near the university that does a seafood hotpot

with

Quoted message said:

all kinds of seafood including the baby octopusses. I love them. People
admonish me saying that they are too smart to eat, but if you use that

logic,

Quoted message said:

I know a few humans just dumb enough... 😉

Isn't that the truth?

kili

<snicker>
Shall I post that URL again?

Sure, why not?

Squeamish folks do NOT, I repeat DO NOT click on this link!
It's very, very disturbed.......

It bugged me so much the first time I ever made the mistake of clicking
on it when it was posted on another list, I've been unable to forget
about it's existence. :-(
Don't get mad at me, you were warned:

http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/e-sermons/butcher.html

I generally reserve this one for when folks make jokes about "long pig".

<shiver>
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Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]"
-- Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

<snicker>
Shall I post that URL again?

Sure, why not?

Squeamish folks do NOT, I repeat DO NOT click on this link!
It's very, very disturbed.......

It bugged me so much the first time I ever made the mistake of clicking
on it when it was posted on another list, I've been unable to forget
about it's existence. :-(
Don't get mad at me, you were warned:

http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/e-sermons/butcher.html

I generally reserve this one for when folks make jokes about "long pig".

<shiver>

man, i had a link to something very similar but it had diagrams as well.

Whenever I am trying to explain where a cut of meat comes from i point to or
grab the corresponding part on my or david's body. For some reason it creeps
him out!

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

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The Bubbo said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

<snicker>
Shall I post that URL again?

Sure, why not?

Squeamish folks do NOT, I repeat DO NOT click on this link!
It's very, very disturbed.......

It bugged me so much the first time I ever made the mistake of clicking
on it when it was posted on another list, I've been unable to forget
about it's existence. :-(
Don't get mad at me, you were warned:

http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/e-sermons/butcher.html

I generally reserve this one for when folks make jokes about "long pig".

<shiver>

man, i had a link to something very similar but it had diagrams as well.

Whenever I am trying to explain where a cut of meat comes from i point to or
grab the corresponding part on my or david's body. For some reason it creeps
him out!

I understand... ;-)
I'm perfectly capable of butchering and cutting up my own food, and
have, but I will most definitely draw the line there. I'd starve first.
Truly.

There are plenty of sites on the 'net for proper cuts for livestock.
What is really scary is the _rest_ of that website. I did not have the
nerve to explore more than a few pages.

It creeps me out too!

When it comes to population control, I'm a big believer in education and
contraception. Seems that human reproductive rates tend to be inversely
linked to income and education levels. Sad.
But that's really OT! I'll stop here.
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Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]"
-- Jack Nicholson