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By: Clif

Clif — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:37:43 +0000

Peter, Just wanted to let you know that I grilled octopus last night following your guidance. It turned out wonderfully perfect! I have never been to Greece but my wife has and said the octopus was just as good as any she had while visiting. I’ve only had grilled octopus in Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S.A., when I was visiting there. There is a large Greek community there and you can have grilled octopus fresh from the gulf. Yum! I, being in central New York state, had to use frozen but it was just as delicious as the fresh I had in Tarpon Springs. I think luck was on my side, since I wanted to grill the octopus with some lamb chops on Saturday evening but got rained out. So the octopus got to marinade in its own juices and a little red wine and oregano for an extra day. I also used the cork, which I will continue to do. I think another reason that it turned out so well is that I put it on the charcoal grill which made it nice and smokey and crispy. I’m sure it would work fine on a gas grill or even in the broiler. While I was doing the octopus and then the lamb on the charcoal grill, I used the gas grill with a pizza stone to make some pitas. It was a lovely meal and I thank you for your awesome instruction/recipe for preparing the octopus. You rock! I love your blog too, I can’t believe that I’ve just now found it. I look forward to many more culinary adventures inspired by your site. Thanks again, Clif.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:20:33 +0000

interesting about the cork, learned something new today

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