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13 hours ago, MaryIsobel said:We have had pulpo a couple of times in Mexico that was beyond being able to chew!
I haven't had any experience in cooking octopus myself but I always heard that the rule for cooking it was 2 minutes or 2 hours. If you cooked it over 2 minutes it took 2 hours to get it tender again.
13 hours ago, MaryIsobel said:We have had pulpo a couple of times in Mexico that was beyond being able to chew!
I haven't had any experience in cooking lobster myself but I always heard that the rule for cooking it was 2 minutes or 2 hours. If you cooked it over 2 minutes it took 2 hours to get it tender again.
