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Grilling a Giant Pacific Red Octopus — Deep Dive



On this episode of ‘Deep Dive,’ chef Jacob Harth shows us what goes into the intense process of cooking the giant pacific red octopus found in Tillamook Bay in Portland, Oregon. It usually weighs anywhere from 20 to 100 pounds, and measures 10 to 12 feet in length. This species loves to eat crab, and often eat all of the crab in fishermen’s catches, so by buying and cooking the octopus for his restaurant, the chef is also helping local fishermen who lose their day’s catch.

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Credits:
Host: Jacob Harth
Director/Producers: McGraw Wolfman
Camera: Carla Francescutti, Murilo Ferreira
Editor: Scott Kan

Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Development Producer: McGraw Wolfman
Coordinating Producer: Stefania Orrù
Audience Engagement: Daniel Geneen, Terri Ciccone
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44 Comments

  5. marcus cicero

    1- cut the legs off, throw away the head. 2- toss chopped mire poix and garlic into a roasting pan, spice with black pepper, bay leaf, a little thyme, NO SALT. 3- lay octopus legs atop spiced veg mix liberally douse with red wine. 4- cover pan tightly with aluminum foil and braise at 375 F until tender, about 1 1/2 hours. 5- remove legs, strain soggy veg mass of all liquid, combine liquid as a marinade with legs, refrigerate overnite. 6- remove legs, charcoal grill, chop into bite size pieces, drizzle on balsamic vinegar. I get my octopus frozen and believe it's salted before freezing cause the first time I made this dish I salted the braising vegetables and ruined the recipe. Get the biggest octopus you can cause the braising process shrinks the octopus legs by half. The octopus can be kept in its refrigerated marinade for 4-5 days before grilling and serving.

  7. Bruh

    I like how you tell everything you're doing. It takes a lot of trial and error to learn this method. Your willingness to share your secrets is admirable. I'll be honest, I wouldn't be sharing all that info.

  8. Berfunkle

    People feel sorry for the octopus. I'm thinking there are a lot of crabs out there that are happy they live another day cause there are fewer red octopus to eat them

  10. KDVR

    In japan either you eat the octopus or the octopus eats you🤣😏

  13. leouua

    if you love octopus you must definately try these 3 portuguese dishes:
    Polvo à Lagareiro
    Arroz de Polvo com Filetes do Mesmo
    Salada de Polvo

    :))

  22. shortpower1089

    once had grilled octopus in portugal, there they slow cooked it in water as they did in this video, but then put it in a dish in the wood-fired oven with a little garlic and oliveoil. i swear to god i still dream about that taste sometimes.

  33. José da Cunha Filho

    I saw an interesting technique putting an octopus in a pressure cooker without any water, but with one onion. When the onion is cooked in about 20 minutes, all the water from the octopus goes to the pan. And then the grilling can take place with olive oil and paprika

  34. Pampam

    I never see grilled octopus or squid without raw white meat inside. Not in this video either..

  36. Chun Niu

    I would love to get some giant octopus but I have not seen them here in the LA except for those frozen but smaller ones or the already cooked on the sashimi counter of a Japanese grocer.

  38. KryptoManic

    We eat so much octopus (tako) in Hawaii. But, I've never eaten it prepared like this. I would love to try this!

  39. metaloutlander

    Had octopus in Florida and a greek restaurant, never thought I'd like it they charred it over a fire on a grill, it was amazing.

  42. Sonny Boy

    Octopuses are sentient beings with intelligence equal to a dog or even great apes. They should not be hunted and killed for sport or food.

  44. adil gourichat

    please dont kill animal becose she be anything to humain but humain is destroy the earth please dont kill animal

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