Hi guys,
I was a bit dumbfounded by this occie too. It was the same colour as in the photo when it was in the water. Even when it sat on a rock it didnt change colour, as i would of expected.
The way i cook'em up, guaranteed not to be tough, is:
1. I place occie tentacles in a metal dish with a bit of olive oil and oregano.
2. Cover dish with foil so juices stay in and place in oven at 200degrees C.
3. After 20mins try sticking a fork in the tentacle and see if itgoes in, if it doesn't then cook it a little more, if it does then
4. Take off foil and place under griller to get some colour or whack on the bbq to get colour and nice bbq taste
5. good squirt of lemon and a dash of salt, cut into bite sized pieces and down she goes with lots'a' <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
<img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
AK
I was a bit dumbfounded by this occie too. It was the same colour as in the photo when it was in the water. Even when it sat on a rock it didnt change colour, as i would of expected.
The way i cook'em up, guaranteed not to be tough, is:
1. I place occie tentacles in a metal dish with a bit of olive oil and oregano.
2. Cover dish with foil so juices stay in and place in oven at 200degrees C.
3. After 20mins try sticking a fork in the tentacle and see if itgoes in, if it doesn't then cook it a little more, if it does then
4. Take off foil and place under griller to get some colour or whack on the bbq to get colour and nice bbq taste
5. good squirt of lemon and a dash of salt, cut into bite sized pieces and down she goes with lots'a' <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
<img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
AK