Contents of this article
- 1. Why does octopus shrink when cooked?
- 2. How to make delicious octopus at home?
- 3. How to preserve live octopus
- 4. How to make octopus more delicious?
Why does octopus shrink when cooked?
1. Boil water and add salt, maybe a little more.
2. Remove the octopus and push it gently with a shovel like you would a dumpling.
3. After the water is boiled, add cold water and repeat three times for small octopus. Boil water twice for small octopus. At least three times for large octopus. You can squeeze the octopus head to see if it becomes hard.
4. Prepare a large basin of cold water, quickly take out the octopus and soak it in cold water until it is completely cool.
How to make delicious octopus as a home recipe
Octopuses, like the familiar cuttlefish, are not fish; they are both molluscs. What is unique is that the octopus has eight long legs like straps, which float in the water in a curved way, so the octopus is also called "octopus" and "octopus". The elastic meat of octopus and a large amount of collagen can make the skin shiny and elastic. Octopus is high in protein and low in fat, making it the most suitable food for weight loss. If the protein content in the body is insufficient in daily life, the immunity will not be that good, so eating some octopus appropriately can supplement protein.
The meat of octopus is tender and delicious. There are many octopus feet sold in the market and supermarkets. Some are larger and have thicker meat. How to make octopus feet delicious? Today I will share a recipe of octopus with a barbecue flavor. Octopus is not fishy when eaten, it is tender and delicious. If you eat meat during the holidays, you will be afraid of getting fat. This low-fat dish is suitable for satisfying your cravings. It is really enjoyable to eat meat in big mouthfuls, and you don’t have to worry about gaining weight. Let’s share the recipe below:
[Stir-fried Octopus with Cumin] Ingredients required: 500 grams of octopus, half an onion, 2 coriander stalks, appropriate amount of oil and salt, 1 spoon of cumin powder, 1 spoon of chili powder, 1 spoon of cooked sesame seeds, 1 spoon of cooking wine,
How to do it:
1. Prepare the required ingredients, wash the coriander and clean the octopus feet.
2. Cut the octopus legs into slices with a diagonal knife, not too thin. The octopus meat will easily become old when made too thin.
3. Cut the onion into pieces and cut the coriander into segments.
4. Prepare the seasonings, cumin powder, chili powder, sesame seeds, and cumin powder can remove the fishy smell and relieve greasiness, make the meat more delicious and aromatic, and increase the appetite of the dishes. Cumin powder can not only remove the fishy smell of meat and enhance people's appetite, but also has antiseptic and sterilizing effects.
5. Add water to the pot and bring to a boil, pour in the cooking wine, add the octopus and blanch it, and cook for about half a minute. If you cook it for too long, the octopus will become overcooked.
6. After blanching the octopus and taking it out, immediately put it in cold water to cool, take it out and drain it. After blanching the octopus meat, immediately cool it in cold water to keep the octopus meat fresh and tender.
7. Heat the oil in the pot, add the onions and stir-fry evenly.
8. Add the octopus meat and stir-fry quickly over high heat. The frying time does not need to be too long.
9. Add cumin powder, chili powder and salt, stir-fry quickly over high heat and stir evenly. Add coriander segments and sesame seeds, stir-fry evenly, turn off the heat, remove and serve on a plate.
How to preserve live octopus
Just wash and remove the head, bones and internal organs
How to make delicious octopus:
Fried octopus with green pepper
Ingredients
Main ingredients: 3 octopus, 1 green pepper
Accessory ingredients: appropriate amount of oil, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of cooking wine, appropriate amount of ginger slices, appropriate amount of garlic cloves, appropriate amount of soy sauce, appropriate amount of Laoganma sauce
<x3 >Steps
1. Prepare all washed materials
2. Boil water in a pot, blanch the octopus until it changes color and then remove it
3. Cut the blanched octopus into strips and set aside
4. Cut the green pepper into cubes and set aside
5. Put oil in the pot, add ginger, garlic, and dried radish Stir-fry the Ma sauce until fragrant
6. Then add the octopus and stir-fry for one minute
7. Pour in a little cooking wine and stir-fry
8. Pour in appropriate amount of soy sauce and stir-fry
9. Finally add green pepper and stir-fry until soft
10. Add salt to taste when serving
< x3> Tips
It is better to blanch the octopus
Poached octopus with sand and ginger
Ingredients
Main ingredient: octopus 500g
Accessory ingredients: appropriate amount of ginger, appropriate amount of onion, appropriate amount of sand ginger, appropriate amount of garlic, appropriate amount of red pepper, appropriate amount of cooking wine, appropriate amount of light soy sauce, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of chicken essence
Steps
1. Cut the octopus into pieces, blanch them and set aside.
2. Cut the ginger, ginger, garlic and green onion into pieces, heat up the oil pan and sauté the ginger, ginger and garlic until fragrant.
3. Stir-fry the blanched octopus for a few minutes, and add some cooking wine, light soy sauce, and salt to taste.
4. Add some chicken essence, chopped green onion and chili pepper before serving.
Tips
Don’t fry for too long.
How to make octopus more delicious
1. Sautéed octopus
Ingredients: appropriate amount of octopus, onion, red pepper, salad oil, ginger, green onion, appropriate amount of Zhuhou sauce.
Method:
1. Clean the octopus, boil it in water until cooked, and prepare the ingredients.
2. Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the shredded ginger. Add shredded onions and red peppers, add octopus and stir-fry quickly, add sauce and green onions before serving.
2. Octopus stew
Ingredients: octopus, pork belly, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of onion, appropriate amount of ginger, appropriate amount of garlic, appropriate amount of star anise, appropriate amount of pepper, appropriate amount of cooking wine, appropriate amount of blending oil.
Method:
1. Soak the octopus in water first, squeeze out its eyes and teeth, and rub it repeatedly to wash away the sand in the sucker.
2. After washing, disconnect it from the middle of the claws and head. Wash the pork belly and cut into pieces. Soak in water for half an hour.
3. Boil water in a pot, add 1 spoonful of cooking wine, scallions, and ginger segments, blanch the pork belly for 10 minutes, and then remove.
4. Add the octopus and blanch it for two minutes until the claws curl and turn red, then take them out.
5. Put a little oil in the pot, add the pork belly, stir-fry until the meat is charred, control the excess oil, stir-fry the onions, ginger, garlic, pepper, star anise, sugar, light soy sauce and pork belly for a while.
6. Move the fried pork belly to the pressure cooker, add boiling water to just cover the meat surface, and pressurize for 15 minutes.
7. Deflate the air, open the lid, add the processed octopus, and pressurize again for 10 minutes. Then open the lid and add salt. Move to the stove (or use a pot directly, but no pressure is required) and simmer until the soup becomes thick.
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