How A Chef Cooks Octopus From Costco: Grilled Octopus Salad Recipe
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- čas přidán 21. 04. 2022
- How A Chef Cooks Octopus From Costco: Grilled Octopus Salad Recipe
Hello! I’m Chef Rafael Gonzalez and in this video, I’m showing you how to use Costco Octopus to make a delicious grilled octopus salad from home. This is a simple recipe that is perfect for a light lunch especially during the spring and summer.
You’ll discover how simple it is to cook octopus just like a chef with my simple marinade recipe. This marinade can also be used to make a light pasta when you are all done with the grilled octopus salad. Costco octopus is already cooked so it takes very little prep time. I like to cook octopus in my cast-iron pan to give it a nice charred flavor.
Have you tried the octopus from Costco yet? At certain times of the year, you can also find them at Trader Joes, but Costco has them year-round. I like to buy them in bulk so we can enjoy them at home anytime.
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Love how you went step by step. I've never had octopus, but like to try new things. 😋 I'm also a big fan of beautiful plating and you did this very well. New sub here and I'm looking forward to more 🛎👍stay connected, my friend
Oh hey there! Thanks for stopping by! You absolutely must try octopus especially with the weather warming up. I hope its warming up where you are. It's got a mediterranean feel to it. I also make it with more of a Spanish flair. I'll be sure to document that one, when I make it again. Just some techniques I learned when I was a young cook in Barcelona back in the day 😅
Thanks Chef this turned out so amazing and it was a hit with my wife and son. I don't cook much and you've given me knew found confidence to try more
My only feedback would be, show us from the beginning unpackaging and explaining the octopus for us newbies that are clueless on octopus, but are eager to learn. Luckily, I read thru the comments and found where you stated that it’s already cooked when you buy it at Costco, which is a lot less daunting for some of us. Thanks Chef. Great video. Going to my local Costco today hoping to find some octopus.
How did your octopus work out
Hello! So sorry I haven't been active here as much I'd like to be! Been working a lot with my students but I will be sure to add more details in future videos to help you guys out. I hope you found the octopus. During the summer months they're also available at Trader Joes. But year round, I'm able to get them at our local Costco, here in Houston. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Easy and good presentation!
Looks delicious!!!
Hi again, I made the remainder of the octopus again tonight, but this time used your marinade recipe and searing instructions. After marinating, the pulpo, I used the remaining marinade as my salad dressing on an romaine and radicchio salad. All came out great. I'm pretty sure the marinade/dressing will go great on a rack of lamb too. That'll be next.
Thanks
Awesome idea for a summer recipe!!.....will definitely try it out and your daughter's idea about adding pasta sounds like a perfect combination
Let me know how that goes for you and if you need other suggestions, I am right here!
Thank you chef.
My pleasure
Excellent
Looks delicious’
Look amazing
Thanks Chef. Love your vids. Got some fresh occy from Sydney Fish Markets and boiled for an hour before following this vid yesterday. Came out real nice! A real summer hit. Thanks for your easy instructions and great flavoured recipe!
Fantastic! Glad you liked it. I’ll come up with a new one soon!
Than you for your great recipe!!! So many technics you have .👏🏼I just finished and it came out so tasty!❤
Trying this with three baby octopuses tomorrow. I have fresh sweet 100s to fix with it. I will thaw the octopuses overnight and fix tomorrow with fresh herbs. They're vacuum packed and will be excellent. Hopefully, they'll turn out delicious.
Asére! 😁 Envíame medio kilo de “arúNgula”. Jajaja 😁. Nah, mira, Yo compré un pulpo de esos en Costco y francamente no sabía cómo prepararlo. Tu receta me salvó el pulpo de estar en la nevera 3 meses. La receta me encantó. Gracias 😉
thank you! just bought costco octopus... to the kitchen!
Nice! Let me know how it goes. I’ll be adding another recipe soon.
I did the same. I think it would be more tender if fresh. I used my home made parsley pesto. A touch of lemon and white wine. Great!
I enjoyed your teaching and demo approach. Not too long at all. I just purchased octopus from Costco and will prepare the salad. Problem is it is only me eating. Are the jalapenos raw that you used??????
This looks great! Thank you. Is the octopus raw before you cook it in the pan?
Boiling first 30 to 45 minutes.
If the octopus is not pre cooked before the pan cooking it's going to be cheer as hell
How do you keep it tender?
If anyone else is watching this and wants to try as Costco isn’t really in much of the world I would advise finding a video showing how to cook from fresh. It should be poached for a few hours slowly in order for it to be tender. Also it will probably be tastier from fresh than already cooked from a shop. I’m lucky enough to live five minutes from the beach with local fisherman. The vinegarette looks nice.
Wow! Must be amazing to live close to the water for fresh seafood all the time! Are you able to get octopus too?
@@ChefRafaelGonzalez Yes! Octopus, calamari, Shrimp and all sorts of fish. The tuna here on the North coast of Kenya is amazing.
Pressure cook it to tenderize first .
@@irisb7205 how, how long?
This evening's dinner was octopus from Costco. The package said "ready to eat" so all I did was make a lemon vinagrette to put on it. There's certainly enough leftover (plain) for me to try this. If I had seen this first, we'd have had this for dinner tonight. My first question to you is that the only octopus I've ever seen at Costco is the prepackaged "ready to eat" tentacles. Is this what you used? Second, my other thought is to cook this for at least an hour or more in a fra diavolo sauce. My thinking here is if it's anything like squid, then long-simmering in a sauce will make more tender. Am Ion the right track?
I just read one of the comments below, and indeed we are using the same octopus from Costco.
Wow! New sub here! I recently made an Italian Salad on my page too and *your dish looks amazing!* Hope to stay connected! 😀
Oh wow thanks so much for following along. Good to meet another chef and food lover here! I'll be checking out your Italian salad! Let me know if you ever try the octopus!
Did you boil it first or it’s straight from the packet
Let me know if you're going to try this. Send me a DM on IG @chef.rafael.gonzalez or Facebook Chef Rafael Gonzalez and I'll help you out!
Tonight, I bought Costco octopus and made a variation of your great recipe. I must say "Bravo" to you Sir. And thank you.
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Doesn't a vinagarette have vinegar in it? When did you mention Cosco?
Is it better to boil the octopus first to tenderize?
I missed the grilled part. Looks great though.
Chef this nice food saved with what?
Do you have to wash the juice/gel from the octopus? Isn’t it included in the nutritional label since it’s the “natural juices” from the octopus?
I I found best to rinse that juice, possibly from the cooking sauce, then pod dry.. I also cut the legs in half so the the thin parts do not burn by the time the thick ones sear . It seems that the octopus comes a little undercooked, so a good balanced sear is best.
Did you wash it. It was slimy when I prepared it
Sorry just seeing this! Did you get your octopus fresh? The one I use is from Costco so they're actually already cooked, which makes it easier. Let me know so I can help you further! This is a really good dish. I want you to enjoy it!
Could you make pickled octopus with the Costco cooked octopus.
yes, find several recipes in youtube
I think it should have been mentioned that this octopus has been pre cooked before it was purchased. Maybe I missed that part. Try this with fresh octopus at your own risk!
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I just tried to open your link for recipes and it will not load. Page unavailable?????
Sorry about that. Let me check as we’ve been making updates.
If you are going to share a video please make the recipe assessable. The links either don’t work or don’t have the actual recipe.
Is the Costco octopus pre cooked? I notice you didn’t simmer this first but just grilled it. Please address this because there are mixed opinions from those commenting below.
I wanted to follow this recipe but none of the links are posted anywhere actually work, and there’s no recipe in the description of the video or the comments. When you’re shopping around a grocery store it’s useful to have a written recipe because you can’t always watch a full video while shopping. Weak…
That octopus looked to have been poached before frying, is that the case?
Glen, yes this octopus is available packed and pre-cooked from Costco. Do you have a Costco in your neighborhood?
@@ChefRafaelGonzalez No mate, I live in Australia. Our octopus is raw and or frozen and not easy to find in the North east of Victoria where I am. There is a place where I can get fresh octopus, it’s not cheap but well worth the money.
I have made fresh octopus. It is great to make fresh as there are some traditions not sure if it works but fun to try. Bring the poaching liquid( add flavor to the water) to a simmer and dip the tentacles for about 2 second and so it 3 times so it does not curl so much. Also Spanish people drop a cork in the liquid do not know what it does. Depends on the size after 30 minutes test with a pairing knife in its thickest part, if it comes out easy it is cooked. Cool down then sear to serve. Let know if you try it at home.
That octopus was boiled , why did you skip that fact?
does Costco still sell octopus?
Our costco business does.
@@bugspit99 What section can you find it in? frozen food?
@@aptwo916 at our Costco business it is in the bug walk in fridge. Where they have all the meat, veggies and cheeses.
Too many words.. nice recipe. Just make it shorter
Hey thanks so much for the feedback! I will keep it shorter for next time! anything you want to learn how to cook from home? I like teaching restaurant recipes so if you have a favorite, let me know! I'll keep it short for you!
@@ChefRafaelGonzalez the octopus was great. Thank you! We love shrimp too :)
@@Patroness WOW wonderful to hear that! Alright we'll do shrimp in a couple of weeks. This weekend my wife wants some moules frites so that's coming up shortly! Hope you like mussels too?
Too much added salt. Olives, capers have salt in their curing method. Too much added sodium in diets is not good for people.