Mini Octopi

Basscat

Grilled baby octopus, marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and thyme. Yum! 

badinfluence

I will take your word on this.

CarolinaCrazy

Nice!  I love me some char grilled octopus. I usually get it at italian places if they have it.

I've never seen them in the stores here in NC though so haven't tried them myself.

jcaspary

If I showed my wife that picture she may never eat anything off my Eggs again. Looks delicious to me though.

Brisket_Fanatic

I agree with @badinfluence and take your word. I have eaten it fried and breaded and it wasn't too bad but memory serves me it was a really rubbery texture like trying to eat a rubberband.

hapster

My daughter and I love it off the egg

They look great! I like to slice them in half or so and mix with grilled veggies & vinaigrette for a killer salad

Botch

Octopi get rubbery if overcooked, just like squid and shrimp.  

I've had it fried and breaded too, but never grilled.  Sadly, I've never seen it here either...  

:(

Searat

Basscat how long did you leave them on or is there an internal temp? As said above, they can get tough if over cooked. Looks great from your photo.

hapster

I know when I've done them before... it was at around 450 direct for about 4-5min

Basscat

Recipe I used had me blanche the critters in boiling water for about a minute, then rinse in cold water to stop the cooking, and put in marinade in the fridge for a few hours. Then on the Mini for about 3 minutes each side. I served them over pasta with a white wine, lemon and butter sauce, with a little garlic. They were not overcooked or rubbery at all.

Grillin_beers

I'm pretty sure you can't get those in SC so I will have to trust you that it tastes good. What do mini octopuses run these days?

Basscat

Grillin_beers said:

I'm pretty sure you can't get those in SC so I will have to trust you that it tastes good. What do mini octopuses run these days?

Oddly enough, we've got a pretty good Fish Monger here in the middle of the Ozarks, and she usually has a few containers of Baby Octopus in the freezer. Like all good seafood here in Missouri, it ain't cheap, about $13 per pound container, but it's a nice treat once in a while. 

Gogogordy

Yes! I'd eat that (those? Themz?) good looking cook there.

Mattman3969

I would def try that!!! I've only had octopus as sashimi and really liked it.