Braised Octopus

Name: Braised Octopus
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 pieces Hairtail; Some Corn flour; 1 tablespoon Soy sauce; 10g Sugar; 1 tablespoon Vinegar; Some salt; 2 pieces shallot; Some ginger; 3 cloves garlic; 2 pcs star anise; Some chili

by Teacher Kong teaches cooking

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

15m

Serving

2

Hairtail is an indispensable seafood on our dinner table, especially during Chinese New Year. Hairtail is a must-make delicacy for family dinners. Fresh octopus is cut into neat fish sections, fried in a frying pan until golden, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, simple seasoning, after stewing, each piece of octopus is wrapped in super attractive sauce, and the mixed fish, The savory soup with scallions and garlic, every bite is full of happiness.

If possible, add more chives to allow the hairtail to absorb the sweetness and aroma of the chives. The flavor is strong, and the spicy sauce in the savoury and freshness is very good. The braised octopus is home-cooked, but it has a Chinese New Year flavor. How long have you not eaten the braised octopus?

Braised Octopus

1. Remove the head, tail and internal organs of the hairtail, drain the water, and cut a few knives on the hairtail. (If it is frozen hairtail, you need to soak it in cold water to thaw.)

2. Cut the hairtail into 4-5 cm sections.

3. Put the octopus in a bowl, add sliced green onion, ginger, salt, and cooking wine.

4. Mix well and marinate for 10 minutes.

5. Sprinkle in starch, so that the hairtail is evenly coated with starch.

6. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into the pot. After the oil is hot, put the battered hairtail into the pot.

7. Remove when frying double-sided golden. (When frying octopus, be sure to set the shape and then turn it over, otherwise it will stick to the pan and make the surface of the octopus incomplete. If you want to save some oil, you can use a pan to do it, and choose half-fried and half-fried.)

8. Change a pot, pour a little cooking oil into the pot, add ginger, onion, garlic, dried chili, and star anise to stir fry until the oil is hot.

9. Put an appropriate amount of boiling water in a pot, add the octopus, add dark soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sugar, and salt. (Light soy sauce and dark soy sauce have saltiness, so the amount of salt should be properly controlled to prevent over-salty.)

10. After the high heat is brought to a boil, turn to a low heat and simmer for 7-8 minutes, and finally collect the juice from the high heat.

11. Put the fish on a plate, pour the soup in the pot, sprinkle with chopped green onion and it's done!

Tips:
TIPS

1 / The octopus marinated with high-grade liquor can effectively remove the fishy smell of the octopus, and the effect is better than cooking wine.

2 / After frying, the octopus will be cooked again, the meat will not loose easily, and the taste will be better.