[simple and Delicious] Garlic Octopus
1.
Wash the hairtail, cut it, and then use scissors to open the belly of the hairtail to tear off the black film. The gills should be torn off the head and the fins on both sides of the body should also be cut off. Rinse the hairtail with running water repeatedly, shred 2 slices of old ginger, and cut 2 small onions into pieces. Mince all the remaining ginger, shallot and garlic;
2.
Use appropriate amount of cooking wine and salt for hairtail, stir in shredded ginger and green onion, and marinate for a while;
3.
For the marinated octopus, pour out the juice inside, add an appropriate amount of five-spice powder, mix with the octopus evenly, and marinate for about 30 minutes;
4.
The marinated octopus, wipe the water dry, and wrap it with flour; set the pot on the fire, after heating, pour some vegetable oil to heat; add the octopus and fry it until slightly yellow; you don't need to put so much oil, half-fry and half-fry; The fried octopus is served and reserved;
5.
Heat oil in the bottom of the pot, add Pixian bean paste and stir fry until fragrant;
6.
Add green onion, ginger, garlic and stir fry until fragrant;
7.
Put in the fried octopus;
8.
After the hairtail is evenly coated with ginger, garlic and shallots, add some light soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, and sugar;
9.
After stirring evenly, turn off the heat; just remove the hairtail.
Tips:
You don’t need to put so much oil in frying octopus, half-fried and half-fried;