I have a couple family members who love octopus, and they've challenged me to smoke one for Christmas. As I'm not one to run away from a challenge, I'm going to give it a try. So, has anyone here smoked a whole octopus? I found an older thread discussing it but nobody there had.
I know it probably needs to be cooked a while to get tender but I also don't want it to get too much smoke. I thought about:
A. Smoking for several hours but wrapping after the first couple as to not over smoke
B. Sous vide ahead of time until its cooked and put it in the fridge overnight. Throw it on the smoker to bring it back up to temp and hope it gets enough smoke in that time.
Thoughts? Has anyone done this successfully?
I know it probably needs to be cooked a while to get tender but I also don't want it to get too much smoke. I thought about:
A. Smoking for several hours but wrapping after the first couple as to not over smoke
B. Sous vide ahead of time until its cooked and put it in the fridge overnight. Throw it on the smoker to bring it back up to temp and hope it gets enough smoke in that time.
Thoughts? Has anyone done this successfully?
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