Name: Net Red Headshot Octopus
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 750g octopus; 1 piece shallot; 1 piece ginger; 1 piece Tsaoko; 5 slices Bay leaf; 2 pcs clove; Some Green Red Pepper; 3 star anise; 2 pcs Dried chili; 1 piece Millet pepper; 1 tablespoon Spicy Hot Pot Base; 1 tablespoon Pixian Doubanjiang; 1 tablespoon Sugar; 2 tablespoons Soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Cooking Wine

Net Red Headshot Octopus

by Xiao Geng's mother

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

20m

Serving

Xiao Geng wanted to eat "headshot octopus", but I don’t know what it is. I bought some online, it is very spicy octopus, so spicy that it hits my forehead, so I have to use "headshot" to describe it. The lumps are just a few octopus with big fingernails. In the spirit of assiduously as a gourmet, you can make it yourself. The key is to make it safe and hygienic. "

Net Red Headshot Octopus

1. Prepared ingredients.

2. Soak the bay leaves, pepper, cloves, star anise, grass fruit in boiling water for half an hour.

3. The octopus is cleaned.

4. Add green onions in water and bring ginger to a boil.

5. Add the octopus and blanch it for tens of seconds to remove.

6. Add a little oil to the pot, add all the spices, green onions, ginger, Pixian watercress, hot pot base, and dry chili, and sauté until fragrant.

7. Add water to a boil.

8. Use a colander to remove all the auxiliary materials inside.

9. Add octopus, millet pepper, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar.

10. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

11. Put it in a fresh-keeping box and let it cool, then put it in the refrigerator for more than 2 hours.

12. The spicy and delicious headshot octopus is ready.

Tips:
1. Do not cook the octopus for a long time. Use the method of soaking to make the octopus delicious.
2. Soaking spices in boiling water can remove the bitterness and astringency in the spices.
3. When cooking the marinade, do not have too much water, as long as the octopus can be immersed.