Celebrity chef Bobby Flay at a live cooking demonstraton. - Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images For all but the most experienced or merely cavalier among us, octopus can be pretty tricky to make at home.

Octopus is seriously delicious. But I always find myself ordering it and never actually cooking it myself. So today, we're ...

To prepare the octopus and stewed beans, start with the mollusk, already eviscerated and cleaned. Immerse it in plenty of salted water for about 30 minutes (1). If you prefer, you can also dip the ...