Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Today, TasteVN shares with you how to make delicious garlic butter fried octopus that tastes like a restaurant dish, with an easy-to-follow method right in your kitchen. Go to the kitchen to see the recipe and head to the kitchen to prepare this delicious fried dish to enjoy with family and friends!
Ingredients for Garlic Butter Fried Octopus Serves 3 people
Octopus 2 pieces (about 1kg) Red queen corn 1 piece Garlic 3 cloves Unsalted butter 1 tablespoon Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Chili powder 1.5 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon
How to choose fresh and delicious octopus
- Color: Fresh and delicious octopuses usually have smooth, fine skin on their backs.
- Abdomen: A bright white abdomen is a clear sign that you can recognize is a fresh octopus. In contrast, octopuses that have been stored for a long time or soaked in water often have a creamy white abdomen.
- Mobility: Octopuses that are swimming or crawling around are definitely healthy. On the other hand, those that move little or are inactive are usually octopuses that have been stored for a long time.
Where to buy red queen corn?
- You can find red queen corn at some markets and supermarkets (depending on the season and region).
- Additionally, you can purchase red queen corn at specialty agricultural stores and some reputable e-commerce sites currently available in the market.
Tools needed
Steaming pot, pan, knife, cutting board, bowl, spoon,…
How to prepare Garlic Butter Fried Octopus
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Prepare the ingredients
Red queen corn should be peeled, cut into bite-sized pieces, and steamed for about 15 minutes over medium heat until the corn is soft. Peel the garlic and mince it finely.
For the octopus, cut out its innards and rinse it thoroughly with water. Then soak it in salt water for about 5 minutes, using your hands to scrub it clean of any slime, and rinse again with clean water.
How to properly prepare octopus- Hold the body, positioning the octopus’s eyes facing down, and use scissors to cut a slit down the middle of the octopus’s body.
- Then, cut it in half and remove all the black bag and internal organs inside the octopus. Use your hands to scrub the octopus with salt to clean off the slime.
See details: How to clean octopus thoroughly, without slime
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Boil octopus
Place a pot on the stove and boil 1 liter of water on high heat. When the water boils, add the cleaned octopus and boil for about 7 – 10 minutes, then remove the octopus to a bowl.
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Make garlic butter
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add 3 minced garlic cloves and sauté until golden and fragrant over low heat.
Next, add 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, and 1.5 tablespoons of chili powder to the pan, then stir evenly over low heat for about 3 minutes until the butter is completely melted.
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Fried Octopus with Garlic Butter
Once the sauce has thickened, add all the prepared octopus into the pan and stir evenly over low heat for about 5 minutes so that the octopus absorbs the sauce evenly, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
The octopus is chewy and crunchy, spicy with the rich flavor of fragrant garlic butter, extremely appealing. The red queen corn is steamed soft while retaining its natural sweetness.
You can enjoy this dish with lettuce and kimchi, dipping it in chili sauce for a truly delicious experience!
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A detailed guide on how to make garlic butter fried octopus super appealing and fragrant with a very quick method. Wish you success with the recipe shared by TasteVN!
