Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Food and Entertaining: [header] How to cook octopus [title] Thaw the octopus. [step] Frozen octopus can be thawed by sitting it in the refrigerator for roughly 24 hours. [substeps] Frozen octopus actually has an advantage over fresh octopus because the freezing process helps tenderize the meat.

Ending1: Most kosher fish will take approximately 6 hours to thaw. Do not leave the octopus until the flesh is completely soft, which will take roughly 10 minutes. Ending2: If you are working with fresh octopus, tenderize it first by beating it with a meat tenderizer. Before cooking frozen octopus, however, it must be completely defrosted. Ending3: You can thaw it in the refrigerator before cutting. To thaw frozen octopus, cut it into bite-sized chunks and place them in a freezer-safe plastic bag, freezer-safe storage container or zipper can. Ending4: [title] Dissolve 1 ounce (15 ml) of the squid slime into 2 cups (240 ml) of warm water. [step] Be sure to change out the dorsal fin for the octopus slime.

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