Mauro's Grilled Octopus

To poach the octopus:

In a large pot bring water to boiling point, add some rosemary, a couple of green cardamom pods and 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds. Add the octopus and simmer for 20/25 minutes, leave to cool down in the water, otherwise it will be chewy.

Assemble:

When the octopus is cold, clean any loose bits under running water, dry with paper towels. Place the octopus in a bowl with extra virgin olive oil and sea salt, you can grill or pan fry it. When the octopus is hot, sprinkle smoked paprika all over it and plate up, add some pink lake fine salt, if needed, sprinkle toasted flaked almonds, lemon juice, parsley and mint.