Today, I will share three points with you: First, how to gently correct and clean octopus; Second, if boiled octopus wants to taste smooth, tender and crisp, how to scald it is more reasonable; Third, how to deal with it after blanching can ensure it is simple and delicious.
Especially dealing with this step is really interesting!
As for the practice, some people say that octopus is too hard to bite, so you must have done something wrong.
Next, let's cook this interesting recipe together!
Preparation materials of boiled octopus
Octopus, a cup of flour (used for cleaning, because there is a lot of mucus on the surface, so cleaning is the most important), 1/3 cups of shochu, salt.
Dip: garlic, shredded ginger, vinegar, soy sauce, pepper.
Repair and cleaning process
1, cut off your eyes with scissors before cleaning. About this, anyone with a little internal skill or skilled operation can remove it well by hand, but it's not easy for me. Let's use scissors.
2. Then put the back part back so that you can see the octopus's teeth. Press it gently with your hand and it will be exposed. I will take it by hand when it goes up, but I am still a little reluctant.
So this is still with scissors, after all, I can't get home, non-professional.
Besides, it only has one tooth!
3. Next, turn over the body and take out the internal organs.
Many people may not know where to start. As you can see in the photo, cut it off from the end, so it's clean.
Viscera can never be taken out by hand, so use scissors to cut it gently along the glued line, and this step is perfectly completed.
4. The eyes, teeth and internal organs have all been removed. Does it mean that it is very clean? Don't!
After the above work is completed, gently rinse with running water.
Then add 1 cup flour to wash.
Why put flour? Although there is not much concern about some parts of the smooth body, there are many foreign bodies on the octopus sucker, so rubbing and cleaning with heart is the key to deal with octopus. This method is also very useful for cleaning all kinds of intestines. )
Moreover, it is best to carry out the above process for about 2 times, and finally wash it again in flowing water.
Look at the picture below. The cleaned photos are really different from those at first, right? The mucus was washed away and the meat became slippery. It is good to keep this level of cleanliness.
By the way, you have to put half a cup of flour and coarse salt in your stomach and rub them together, and clean them up inside and out. In fact, it is easy to do it with your heart.
Cooking method
I think the cooking process is much easier than cleaning. As long as you master some cooking details, it is easy to cook this dish.
Mom said you can cook it directly in water. Moreover, if you put some radish when cooking, it can be icing on the cake. However, this is not the key point to make the octopus tender. The details depend on the following.
1. Slice the radish, put it in a pot, add 700ml of water, add 1/3 cups of soju, and add a proper amount of salt, and boil it over high fire.
The step of putting radish can be completely omitted.
After 2.5 minutes, the water began to boil. At this time, put the octopus's legs in and cook for half a minute, as shown in the figure, and repeat several times, because the legs are not easy to cook.
Then put the body parts in and cook for about 4 minutes.
I cooked for another 5 to 6 minutes, and the meat was tender.
Again, boiled octopus, the most important thing is to give enough time to cook, which is the essence of this dish. Of course, the size will be different in different periods.
So you might as well poke the thickest leg part in the middle with chopsticks, so it is easy to judge whether it is ripe or not.
2. After cooking, you can't just leave it alone. The next step is also crucial, and it is a decisive step for the taste.
That is, put it in cold water first to remove heat, so that the taste will be smoother and crisper.
Then cut into edible sizes and processed into plates.
By the way, it's a little slippery in the residual water state, so it's not easy to cut. At this time, you can gently dry the water before cutting it to avoid hurting your hands.
At this stage, do you think we didn't use too much seasoning when cooking? Actually, seafood doesn't need much seasoning. They are naturally delicious, especially when cooked, not to mention added.
However, this does not mean eating like this.
Finally, after you put it on the plate, gently sprinkle some lemon juice; Or dip it in salt, soy sauce, vinegar, shredded ginger and shredded garlic. Those who like spicy taste can also dip in Chili sauce, which feels the best.
The whole family, whoever has a stomach, can enjoy eating this dish without interfering with each other and satisfy themselves.
Tips First of all, people who are allergic to seafood should be careful to eat octopus.
Second, some people don't treat their eyes, teeth and internal organs when cleaning. Do they all eat?
Third, the blanching step should not be too long, otherwise the meat will get old again, and the crispy taste is the best. In a word, boiling water is the key step, which takes a short time, takes a long time and wastes ingredients.
Fourth, the last step, you can eat it directly, or slice it and fry it with leeks, which is equally delicious.