friend, heaps of different ways to pickle them.  Also on the fisheries site they have different ways to cook seafood ie; occie, hope this helps.

SPEWIE LEWIE (not for much longer)

Cockburn Power Boat Member

Freeze them for a couple of days,partially thaw them untill they are just pliable.Given them a good workout/knead then refreeze for a day or so.Don't let them thaw completely.This relaxes the tentacles so they are not like chewing on jelly rubber.

Chuck them into a big pot and boil/simmer for 2-2x1/2hours.
Some people like to remove the skin/suckers but I leave them on,cut into 1 inch sections,place them into screw top jars along with vinegar.Like with the suckers different folks like different vinegar--myself I go for the spiced variety heated up untill close to boiling the poored in with the occys.Heating the vinegar takes the bite out of it.You can also add chillies to give them a bit more bite as well.Leave for a few days at least before trying

Daisey put up a good recipe for occy Thanks buddy . you can find it under cooking tips in FORUMS.It works well .A bit of chille and garlic wont hurt either.

Cheers Uncle Stu

I rekn a good 1 is as carnovite said must b frozen first say for a coupla days then boiled whole (heads takn of a must) then boiled for at least half to an hour in sea water or salty water depending on availabilty... then strip off exesss skin (sum tenticles) cut into nice bite size pieces then a 50/50 mix of quality italian dressing and or balsamic vinegar (paul newmans) sweet chilli sauce (for chicken) placing occy piecies and sauce mix into big ass jar for preferablly 3-4-5 days depending on how hungry u r then hook into it guaranteed qualty!!!!! mmmmmmmm

they all seem yummy but i let my ocky in the hands of a couple of french cooks good friends of mine apprently they love that thanks for your help cheers

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