Steamed Octopus & Fragrant Octopus Soup

Name: Steamed Octopus & Fragrant Octopus Soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 piece Fresh hairtail

by meggy dancing apple

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

30m

Serving

3

As a born and raised post-70s in Beijing, I have a special affection for hairtail. When I was a child, only frozen hairtail, flatfish, dried shrimp skin and kelp were the only seafood memories in my childhood. This lets people on the beach see it, will they laugh until their belly hurts?

The logistics of that era was not as advanced as it is now. The ordinary people did not have or heard of refrigerators. Hairtails were bought from the store, and they were not available every day. They could only buy a few kilograms according to the quota during the holidays. . At that time, octopus was eaten stewed, with a taste, to remove the fishy taste, and it was not restricted to eat hot and cold. Because of this, I have developed a pair of "smart teeth", and I have never been stabbed by a fishbone before eating fish.

It's alright now. Sitting at home, with a little finger, and the red envelope is sent, the seafood caught in the Weihai Wharf will be able to get home with SF.

Look at this big hairtail, small 2 catties, shiny silver, just like it when you look at it. Because Weihai is still some distance away from Beijing, if it is shipped directly without any treatment, it is estimated that the meat quality will change after arriving home, so the little sisters freeze them for a while and pack them together with the big Spanish mackerel and sardines. Qi can also ease the speed of thawing.

This big hairtail is 1 catty and 9 taels. Calculated at 60 a catty, it costs 110 yuan, plus shipping costs, this fish is really not cheap, so I eat two fish-steamed and fish soup, although light, but it highlights its delicious flavor. Spend 100 yuan to buy a large octopus, steamed and boiled soup to make 2 dishes, it is so tender that you almost shed tears!

Ingredients

1 piece Fresh Hairtail

Steamed Octopus & Fragrant Octopus Soup

1. Fresh octopus head, internal organs, black belly in the abdomen and visible blood stains should be cleaned; the silver powder on the body does not need to be scraped off. It is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which is good for the body and does not affect the taste of the finished product; Rich in protein and edible, cleaned;

Steamed Octopus & Fragrant Octopus Soup recipe

2. Cut the hairtail into equal lengths;

3. Pick up 8 tidy hairtail segments and place them on the plate; the roe can be placed under the fish segments;

4. Spread small green onion and ginger evenly on the fish;

5. Heat the steamer, put the octopus in a hot pot and steam for 8 minutes on high heat;

6. It is fragrant, without any fishy smell;

7. Pour out the fish soup, drink it sweet while it is hot, sprinkle chopped shallots on the fish, and pour some hot oil to stimulate the aroma;

8. Drizzle some steamed fish soy sauce and serve on the table;

9. Boil the head and tail leftovers and small pieces of fish into the soup: pour a little oil in a small pot, fry the fish pieces until the two sides are slightly browned when the oil is hot;

10. Pour appropriate amount of hot water, then sprinkle in shredded ginger, boil on high heat; do not skim the grease on the surface as you like;

11. Cover the lid, turn to low heat, and cook for about 20 minutes. The fish soup is thick and creamy;

12. Sprinkle a little salt and white pepper before starting the pan and turn off the heat.

Tips:
1. Fresh octopus is very suitable for steaming, the meat is tender and sweet and has no fishy smell; the leftovers and tails can also be steamed, but the shape is not beautiful;
2. If you want the octopus soup to be as thick as milk, fry the octopus on both sides until slightly yellow and then pour the water. The main reason is that the fat in the meat merges with the water;
3. Hairtail that has been frozen for a long time is not suitable for steaming, because the meat is too tight and the fish is fishy, but it is suitable for frying or braising.