River Cottage

Recently I tried octopus for the first time but it was a disaster, rubbery and barely edible. I cooked it in my steamer which has normally been satisfactory for fish/seafood before. I know that octopus is a delicacy in Spain and therefore should not be like this. Perhaps someone could let me know the best way to cook octopus.
Also I have fresh tuna steak this Saturday. What would be the best method to cook this, it will be served with salad, although I expect it will be quite different to the tinned tuna I eat fairly often.
The cooking methods I have facilities for are [for both of the above] are:- steamer; microwave; 'George Foreman' type grill, oven, wrapped in foil, or oven in French tomato and onion sauce.

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I watched river cottage everyday veg and there was two dishes, a veg dish with a crumble topping and an amazing chorizo and broad bean dish. I have searched thru the website and cant find the recipes. Can anyone help?

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We have the bricks for the base and sand but the final and most important part, the clay is missing! Does anyone know where we can buy clay from as we don't have any farm land etc we could call upon to ask to dig some up. I live in Gatwick if that helps?! Thank you!!

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I have two questions;
1 - I love satay chicken and im looking for a nice recipe that I could make at home. Does anyone have a good recipe? That they're willing to share.
2 - A friend recently gave me some semolina and im not sure what/ how to use it best. Any ideas/ yummy recipes?
Thanks

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hi. doe's anybody know of a rhubarb beer recipe. i'm having a go at nettle beer at the moment and when i was getting my nettles i saw how much rhubarb i have growing behind my green house. i know thers some rhubarb wine recipes out ther but i have never liked wine so i'm staying clear of them. any info would be great. thanks for reading

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can I use my starter from an hermanthe german recipe to make bread and what measure of the bubbling mass should I use

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What is the maximum time you can hang beef for?

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help! i get a really good starter for my sourdough & my dough but when it comes to the baking i just get a doughy flat loaf, what else can i try

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i'm looking for a nettle beer recipe. i found one about a year ago that had lemons in it and now i can't find any nettle beer recipes. can anybody help me with info on wher to find it. thanks

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All the recipes I find for fruit vinegars call for sugar, but I can't have sugar. Can I just omit the sugar because the vinegar will preserve it? Or do I need to make some modification?

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