What is the best way to prepare fresh octopus in the oven?

This baked octopus recipe is probably the easiest way to prepare octopus! Tender and full of aroma, it's the ... Actually, it doesn't even seem like a real recipe because all you have to do is wrap the octopus with somebaking paper and foil and just bake it for an hour and a half. read more

Octopus is pretty chewy and doesn’t lend itself to roasting, usually. If you insist on using an oven, you could braise it in a dutch oven rather than stewing it on the stovetop. read more

According to food science guru Harold McGee, the key to tender and flavorful octopus is instead blanching it for 30 seconds in boiling water and then baking it, covered, in an oven at 200 F for a few hours. read more