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Octopus Tentacles — Cooked

Name: Octopus Tentacles — Cooked
Brand: SAQUA
SKU: OCTOFR200
Price: 18.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£18.00

Pre-cooked — tender and ready to finish 200g

Pre-cooked octopus tentacles — tender, fully cooked, and IQF frozen so you can skip the hours of braising and go straight to the finish. Sear them in a hot pan with olive oil, chilli, and garlic until caramelised outside and warm through. The texture is already done. All you need to add is heat and colour.

£18.00

Pre-cooked octopus tentacles (Octopus vulgaris), individually quick frozen (IQF) and ready to use. The cooking has already been done — the tentacles arrive tender and fully cooked, which means the difficult part of octopus preparation (getting the texture right without turning it rubbery or mushy) is taken care of. All that is left is to defrost and finish them however you like: seared in a hot pan, charred on a griddle, roasted in the oven, or served cold in a salad.

Getting octopus texture right from raw is genuinely difficult. It requires slow, careful cooking — often an hour or more — and even experienced cooks can misjudge it. These pre-cooked tentacles bypass that entirely. The flesh is firm but yielding, with the characteristic chew that good octopus should have, and they take a hard sear beautifully without toughening up. This is the format professional kitchens use when they want consistent results without dedicating hours to braising.

The tentacles are from Australian waters and arrive IQF frozen in a 200g pack. IQF means each tentacle is frozen individually, so they can be separated and defrosted one at a time if needed.

Producer: [To be confirmed — see note above]

Ingredients: Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) (mollusc), salt

Storage: Store frozen. Once defrosted, refrigerate and consume within 24 hours. Do not refreeze.

Net: 200g (IQF frozen)

Allergens: Molluscs (octopus)

Defrost the tentacles in the refrigerator overnight, or under cold running water for faster thawing. Pat dry thoroughly with kitchen paper — surface moisture will prevent a good sear.

For the simplest and most effective finish, cut the tentacles into 5–6cm sections and sear them in a very hot pan with olive oil for 2–3 minutes, turning once, until the outside is caramelised and lightly charred and the inside is heated through. Add sliced garlic and a fresh chilli to the pan in the last 30 seconds. Finish with a squeeze of lemon, a scattering of fresh parsley, and a thread of good olive oil. Serve immediately.

For a warm salad, sear or griddle the tentacles as above and serve over bitter leaves — red endive, radicchio, or frisée — dressed with a simple lemon and olive oil vinaigrette. Chopped fresh herbs (parsley, chives, chervil, tarragon) and a few capers or olives make natural additions.

The tentacles also take well to chargrilling on a barbecue — brush with olive oil, season with salt and smoked paprika, and grill over high heat for 2–3 minutes per side. Serve with roasted peppers, aioli, and crusty bread for a Spanish-style tapa.

For a cold preparation, defrost, slice thinly, and dress with olive oil, lemon juice, thinly sliced celery, red onion, and fresh herbs. Allow to marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.

Once defrosted, use within 24 hours. Do not refreeze.

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