After octopus is cooked, the meat quality becomes very tender and smooth, but if it is cooked for too long, the meat quality of octopus will become very hard and the taste will become worse. This is because the meat of octopus is rich in collagen, and collagen needs to be heated for a short time to achieve the best taste.
Therefore, it is best not to cook octopus for too long, and it is recommended to cook octopus for about 3-5 minutes. If you need a better taste, you can choose other cooking methods, such as steaming, frying and frying.
For example, we can make a simple braised rice with octopus.
Materials:
Octopus half a catty of rice right amount of green pepper right amount of red pepper right amount of minced garlic right amount of soy sauce right amount of salt right amount of cooking wine right amount of ginger practice:
Clean octopus, cut into small pieces, and marinate with a little soy sauce, salt and cooking wine for 10 minute; Put ginger slices and minced garlic in the hot pot, stir-fry the octopus pieces after saute; Add green pepper and shredded red pepper, and then add appropriate amount of soy sauce and cooking wine; Add rice and water, cover and simmer for 10 minute. This octopus stew rice combines the fresh flavor of octopus with rice, which is simple and easy to cook and very delicious.
How long does Octopus take to steam? Octopus is a nutritious and delicious seafood ingredient, and steaming Octopus is a very common cooking method. So, how long does the octopus boil and steam? It depends on the size and thickness of octopus.
If it is a small octopus (about the size of a fist), the steaming time is generally 5-7 minutes; If it is a medium-sized octopus (about the size of a palm), the steaming time will take 10- 15 minutes; If it is octopus (about the size of two palms), the steaming time takes about 20-30 minutes.
While steaming octopus, it is suggested to add some seasonings such as onion, ginger and garlic to increase the flavor of octopus. In addition, octopus can be slightly drunk before steaming to remove some silver scales and odor.
For example, let's make an octopus steamed dumpling.
Materials:
Octopus minced meat 100g dumpling skin, Jiang Mo minced garlic, pepper powder and salt;
Peel and boneless octopus, cut into powder, add Jiang Mo, minced garlic, pepper powder, salt and other seasonings, mix well, and marinate for 15 minutes; Put jiaozi bag into octopus meat stuffing and put it in a steamer; Steam on high heat for about 15 minutes. This octopus steamed dumpling is delicious and nutritious, and it is very suitable for home cooking.