How A Chef Cooks Octopus From Costco: Grilled Octopus Salad Recipe

[@vickstips9679]

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

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

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 😅

[@michaeleagle725]

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

[@MrMaximisation]

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!

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

Fantastic! Glad you liked it. I’ll come up with a new one soon!

[@limgeod5702]

Outstanding recipe and demonstration. Very tasty, reminds me of Octopus dish i had in the Mediterranean. Thank you for such clear instructions.

[@ksimmons9354]

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.

[@RyanLeague]

How did your octopus work out

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

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.

[@AnneMorrison-s6g]

I just bought some from Costco , however it says RAW…..

[@user-jh7cq3ct6u]

Yes the pre cooked is good idk or want to boil that I might messing up and get tough

[@AnneMorrison-s6g]

@@user-jh7cq3ct6u firstly let me say this….if it’s tough and chewy ? lol…it’s not cooked enough….overcooked it’s mushy and the skin and even the tenacles will slide off….thats what happened the first time I did it…lololol…..but I had another one cuz our Costco here sells it raw and two in a package. I cut the head off below the eyes, the beak is gone already…id freeze that and use it as crab bait if your some place for crabbing or fishing. I bring water to boil, add a lemon cut in half and a couple bay leaves. Water comes to a boil, I take the body and dunk into the water a couple times so tentacles curl under , then let water come to a boil again, then turn down and simmer about 45 minutes, lid at a tilt. I start checking with a fork to see if it goes in, when it does, I remove from water and let cool….then I start up the bbq, charcoals and push hot coals to one side and on other I lay octopus on a grate with holes and cook until the octopus has a nice brown char, the skin and tentacles get crispy like potato chips, wow it’s so good!!, and it’s tender!.. I also added some apple chips and that was awesome as well. I then section off the tentacle and put on cookie sheet with wax paper individually and freeze…when that’s frozen I drop into gallon baggie. Delish as well and still crispy when I defrost. I heat some butter with garlic and slice and dip lololol. So cook until just fork tender, about 40-45 minutes…my octopus about 2.5 lbs, if I knew how to add a photo I would cuz it’s beautiful.

[@TheMaestroGM]

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

[@twodogsmom-mg9rb]

What about the gelatinous stuff under the skin? Do you take that off?

[@loumartinez2005]

Awesome idea for a summer recipe!!.....will definitely try it out and your daughter's idea about adding pasta sounds like a perfect combination

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

Let me know how that goes for you and if you need other suggestions, I am right here!

[@cowpunk118]

Looks delicious’

[@oarabala]

Easy and good presentation!

[@user-pi9rp]

Look amazing

[@ltiller7079]

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.

[@scottmasin741]

Yes. Octopus is what everyone thinks of when they hear classic summer dish.

[@johnpetrou6]

Looks delicious!!!

[@edelgado1]

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 😉

[@DeirdreBourke-z5d]

Excellent

[@nellycronin6865]

Than you for your great recipe!!! So many technics you have .👏🏼I just finished and it came out so tasty!❤

[@ladieman050893]

thank you! just bought costco octopus... to the kitchen!

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

Nice! Let me know how it goes. I’ll be adding another recipe soon.

[@annmaes7550]

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!

[@henryalianel9912]

Tonight, I bought Costco octopus and made a variation of your great recipe. I must say "Bravo" to you Sir. And thank you.

[@mjlilyrock]

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??????

[@yeong32]

Thank you chef.

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

My pleasure

[@rudysmith6293]

This looks great! Thank you. Is the octopus raw before you cook it in the pan?

[@silviominici8655]

Boiling first 30 to 45 minutes.

[@annmaes7550]

How do you keep it tender?

[@tiaamdunord7817]

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?

[@jathanasiou8796]

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.

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

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!

[@dougmaz1]

Did you boil it first or it’s straight from the packet

[@rschm87568]

Doesn't a vinagarette have vinegar in it? When did you mention Cosco?

[@michaelwu6673]

I am wondering do you boil it first? Otherwise you only grilled for 3-4 minutes a side it won't be ready to eat, right?

[@dangallagher8034]

It’s precooked from Costco. Great selection.

[@tjortaraja]

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.

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

Wow! Must be amazing to live close to the water for fresh seafood all the time! Are you able to get octopus too?

[@tjortaraja]

@@ChefRafaelGonzalez Yes! Octopus, calamari, Shrimp and all sorts of fish. The tuna here on the North coast of Kenya is amazing.

[@irisb7205]

Pressure cook it to tenderize first .

[@jathanasiou8796]

@@irisb7205 how, how long?

[@TheMaestroGM]

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?

[@alldaymckay]

Did you wash it. It was slimy when I prepared it

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

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!

[@peterk5588]

Could you make pickled octopus with the Costco cooked octopus.

[@jathanasiou8796]

yes, find several recipes in youtube

[@DeirdreBourke-z5d]

Is it better to boil the octopus first to tenderize?

[@leonardoluc6362]

Is the octopus pre-cooked?

[@ChefVicCuisine]

Wow! New sub here! I recently made an Italian Salad on my page too and *your dish looks amazing!* Hope to stay connected! 😀

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

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!

[@mjlilyrock]

I just tried to open your link for recipes and it will not load. Page unavailable?????

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

Sorry about that. Let me check as we’ve been making updates.

[@lizfohr]

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.

[@tombei4388]

"not as thin as me" lol - he is speaking to a mandolin guy here

[@DavidDavid-wf5ug]

Chef this nice food saved with what?

[@TheDnlnext]

I missed the grilled part. Looks great though.

[@ryanmellor2238]

You have similar manerisms to john belushi

[@CornishaTV]

👍

[@aptwo916]

does Costco still sell octopus?

[@bugspit99]

Our costco business does.

[@aptwo916]

@@bugspit99 What section can you find it in? frozen food?

[@bugspit99]

@@aptwo916 at our Costco business it is in the bug walk in fridge. Where they have all the meat, veggies and cheeses.

[@elemags7834]

Yes they do but it’s not pre cooked

[@KentKiner-dt5rp]

If the octopus is not pre cooked before the pan cooking it's going to be cheer as hell

[@glenbaker4024]

That octopus looked to have been poached before frying, is that the case?

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

Glen, yes this octopus is available packed and pre-cooked from Costco. Do you have a Costco in your neighborhood?

[@glenbaker4024]

@@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.

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

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.

[@gauss17]

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!

[@TheMaestroGM]

I just read one of the comments below, and indeed we are using the same octopus from Costco.

[@RyanLeague]

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…

[@alvaroNadal-r8b]

looked like he used cooked octopus... lucky I know how to prepare the Octopus before the salad

[@timx9661]

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.

[@uhohstinky148]

Yes it is pre cooked

[@georgevenckus]

That octopus was boiled , why did you skip that fact?

[@Patroness]

Too many words.. nice recipe. Just make it shorter

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

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!

[@Patroness]

@@ChefRafaelGonzalez the octopus was great. Thank you! We love shrimp too :)

[@ChefRafaelGonzalez]

@@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?

[@johnbryan1279]

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[@DF-bo7qx]

I like the preparation and the ingredients but I can't stand his waving his arms all the time... it ruined the the entire presentation.

[@elvinapetrashko1696]

It is so boring, I don’t have time to watch, sorry

[@PamelaMiller-t2h]

Too much added salt. Olives, capers have salt in their curing method. Too much added sodium in diets is not good for people.

[@montedyoung3247]

But it tastes great!!!