How To – prepare an octopus, from ‘Jamie Does…’

I’m going to show you how to prepare an

I’m going to show you how to prepare an octopus here is learn on a chopping

octopus here is learn on a chopping

octopus here is learn on a chopping board put all its tentacles this way and

board put all its tentacles this way and

board put all its tentacles this way and you’ve got three parts the head which is

you’ve got three parts the head which is

you’ve got three parts the head which is this bit you’ve got the tentacles which

this bit you’ve got the tentacles which

this bit you’ve got the tentacles which is this bit and a bit in the middle and

is this bit and a bit in the middle and

is this bit and a bit in the middle and the bit in the middle is got eyes and

the bit in the middle is got eyes and

the bit in the middle is got eyes and beak

beak

beak and stuff like that in it nests of it

and stuff like that in it nests of it

and stuff like that in it nests of it you want to get rid of so all I’m going

you want to get rid of so all I’m going

you want to get rid of so all I’m going to do is cut here just below the eye see

to do is cut here just below the eye see

to do is cut here just below the eye see the eyes just at the bottom of the head

okay that’s the bit you get rid off now

okay that’s the bit you get rid off now in the middle is its little beak if you

in the middle is its little beak if you

in the middle is its little beak if you want to get rid of too

want to get rid of too

want to get rid of too it’s hard to spit like shell so this is

it’s hard to spit like shell so this is

it’s hard to spit like shell so this is what we have and you see through there

now inside their head there’s all sorts

now inside their head there’s all sorts of other gunk which you need to get rid

of other gunk which you need to get rid

of other gunk which you need to get rid of so all you do you can turn the head

of so all you do you can turn the head

of so all you do you can turn the head inside out and call this out it’s quite

inside out and call this out it’s quite

inside out and call this out it’s quite tough it’s not for the squeamish let me

tough it’s not for the squeamish let me

tough it’s not for the squeamish let me go

there are still some bits and pieces in

there are still some bits and pieces in there but I’m going to give everything a

there but I’m going to give everything a

there but I’m going to give everything a wash now just to see where we are so

wash now just to see where we are so

wash now just to see where we are so I’ve got do this in the sink under

I’ve got do this in the sink under

I’ve got do this in the sink under running water

running water

running water I’ve just got a big bowl called walk

I’ve just got a big bowl called walk

I’ve just got a big bowl called walk like you turn the head inside out

clearly this stuff off you don’t want

clearly this stuff off you don’t want basically what you want to see a nice

basically what you want to see a nice

basically what you want to see a nice white clean head wash as much as you can

white clean head wash as much as you can

white clean head wash as much as you can of the ink off there we go

of the ink off there we go

of the ink off there we go once you hold it peels off quite easily

and there we go

and there we go where’s the head

now the tentacles they just need a good

now the tentacles they just need a good wash basically all these Sakura bits

wash basically all these Sakura bits

wash basically all these Sakura bits here sometimes they put there and them

here sometimes they put there and them

here sometimes they put there and them so you just need to wash the night once

so you just need to wash the night once

so you just need to wash the night once I got the worst day off I’ll change the

I got the worst day off I’ll change the

I got the worst day off I’ll change the water just give it another another rinse

water just give it another another rinse

water just give it another another rinse again so that so loving someone and it’s

again so that so loving someone and it’s

again so that so loving someone and it’s all good cleaner

I changed the water in the bowl just

I changed the water in the bowl just give another little rinse and get all

give another little rinse and get all

give another little rinse and get all the last of the ink off on it okay so

the last of the ink off on it okay so

the last of the ink off on it okay so it’s not pretty clean it’s gonna pop it

it’s not pretty clean it’s gonna pop it

it’s not pretty clean it’s gonna pop it on my board into my board I’ll get rid

on my board into my board I’ll get rid

on my board into my board I’ll get rid of the water now Pat helped us dry just

of the water now Pat helped us dry just

of the water now Pat helped us dry just so it’s not skidding around the board

right now the head just gonna pull the

right now the head just gonna pull the skin off

that’s it okay I’m just going to trim

that’s it okay I’m just going to trim this little bit here put a sharp knife

so that’s nice and neat

so that’s nice and neat then go that’s the head we’ll get rid of

then go that’s the head we’ll get rid of

then go that’s the head we’ll get rid of the skin and now the octopus itself the

the skin and now the octopus itself the

the skin and now the octopus itself the legs themselves it all depends what you

legs themselves it all depends what you

legs themselves it all depends what you want to do with them you can keep them

want to do with them you can keep them

want to do with them you can keep them in one whole piece if you like or you

in one whole piece if you like or you

in one whole piece if you like or you can cut the tentacles apart like that