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Cooking tip: Tenderize your octopus!

To help you make the most of your kitchen purchases, we’re sharing some tips and recipes with you:
Octopus is a seafood with real culinary appeal that works well in many recipes. It’s delicious, to be sure, but it does require a bit of preparation beforehand.
In fact, regardless of how it’s cooked, the octopus meat must be tenderized!

Cooking tip: Tenderize your octopus!
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Here are a few ways to do it:

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In the freezer: this will break down the fibers that make the meat chewy;
2
soak it in gently simmering water: the goal is always the same—to tenderize the meat. Holding it by the top, simply dip its tentacles three times, then continue cooking;
3
By pounding: This method is traditional in southern countries. The octopus meat is pounded against a rock or with a meat tenderizer (or similar tool) to break down the fibers and make the meat more tender.