The Most Tentacular Ways to Cook Octopus

No rubbery octopuses here! No Images? Click here   Get Your Tentacles on Some Octopus and Cook It Perfectly at Home There is no shortage of crazy things people have done in pursuit of tender octopus tentacles: beating the poor beasts against rocks, tossing wine corks in the pot with the hope they'll work some dark magic, even dropping the cephalopods in washing machines and running the spin cycle.  Cook enough octopus, though, and all of this becomes obviously silly. There's nothing hard or mysterious about it, you just need enough heat in combination with enough time to make an octopus tender. How you determine those two variables depends on the cooking method. To explore this further, we tested octopus cooking methods to find the best ones. Discover the keys to success → Meet the three essential recipes Pressure-Cooker Octopus We're telling you now: Put away your corks and vinegar, your rocks and meat tenderizers, because the pressure cooker is your best bet for making octopus tender rapidly. Perfectly Tender Sous Vide Octopus Why cook octopus sous vide? It's foolproof: just prepare your cooker and forget it for the next several hours. It's hands-off once you do the initial setup. And the results are absolutely excellent.   Perfectly Cooked Boiled Octopus This recipe for boiled octopus on the stovetop requires no special equipment, and from there you can do whatever you want with your cephalopod. Be patient, and you will be rewarded with exceptional octopus with a lovely texture, ready to be eaten as-is, or seared in a skilled or charred over hot coals on a grill.. Have octopus? Make poke! Once you've cooked up your octopus, you're going to need something to do with it! We love the mix of textures in this particular poke variation. Crunchy, tender, and chewy all at once in every bite. Make sure that you get some of the kimchi juice into the dressing as well! Get the recipe →    Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

The Best Veggie Burgers You Can Buy at the Grocery Store

Taste testing...testing. No Images? Click here     The Best Veggie Burgers As the number of meatless burgers on the market grows by leaps and bounds, we tasted 18 vegetable-based, "garden-style" veggie burgers to find out which patty reigns supreme in 2019. Read on for the Results The Best Supermarket Black Bean Burgers For vegans and vegetarians—and everyone else, too.   The Best Imitation-Meat Burgers  If you like 'em bloody (including our thoughts on the Impossible and Beyond burgers).  Want to make a meat-free burger from scratch? We can help you there!   Really Good Black Bean Burgers   Homemade Vegan Burgers That Don't Suck   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

From Our Partner: Say "Goodbye" to Burnt Food (Plus, Save on the Hestan Cue)

Sponsored   SPONSORED Say "Goodbye" to Burnt Food Forever What if we told you that you could cook the perfect steak, create a silky brandy-peppercorn pan sauce, or simply make the best darn eggs you’ve ever had? What if we told you that you could cook a delicious meal every night of the week without any of the guesswork or stress of stovetop cooking? The Hestan Cue is the first product ever to give home cooks control over precise stovetop temperatures through a smart pan and portable smart induction cooktop. It will give you the ability to execute dishes you once thought were impossible to cook without a culinary degree. Purchase your Hestan Cue system for $399 right here.   Discover More! Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Preferences  |  Unsubscribe