To make grilled octopus flavorful and appealing, the marinating step is very important. Let’s head to the kitchen with TasteVN for a delicious satay grilled octopus marinade recipe.
1. Satay Grilled Octopus
Preparation
40 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Satay Grilled Octopus For 4 people
Octopus 500 gr (about 1-2 pieces) Garlic 1 bulb Ginger 1 bulb Shallots 3 bulbs Lemongrass 3 stalks Chili 4 pieces Satay 3 teaspoons Grilled marinating spices 1 tablespoon Annatto oil 3 teaspoons Sugar 1 teaspoon Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon Chili powder 1/2 teaspoon
How to prepare Grilled Octopus with Satay
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Prepare the ingredients
Buy octopus, clean the insides, wash thoroughly, then rub lemon all over the octopus, and wash it again with water.
Shallots, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, and chili are chopped finely and then blended using a blender. If you don’t have a grinder, you can chop them finely as well.
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Marinate the octopus
Take the ingredients including satay, grilling spices, sugar, chili powder, seasoning, and annatto oil, mix them all with the blended shallots, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, and chili, and then proceed to marinate the octopus.
Use paper to absorb excess water from the octopus, then pour the marinade mixture onto the octopus. Wear gloves to mix the marinade evenly.
Marinate the octopus for 30 minutes, then grill.
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Grill the octopus
You grill it on an electric grill, turning it continuously to prevent the octopus from burning.
Once cooked, cut the octopus into bite-sized pieces, serve on a plate with cucumber and Vietnamese coriander. Dip the octopus in chili sauce or green chili salt for a delicious taste.
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Final Product
Grilled octopus with satay is incredibly delicious and attractive. The octopus is fragrant, not chewy, and absorbs the spicy and salty seasoning well. Let’s make it right away!
2. Grilled octopus tentacles with satay (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cooking with TasteVN)
Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Grilled octopus tentacles with satay (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cooking with TasteVN) For 1 – 2 people
Octopus tentacles 500 gr Chili powder 1 tablespoon Pepper 1 tablespoon Salt 1/2 tablespoon Satay 4 tablespoons Oyster sauce 2 tablespoons
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How to prepare Grilled Octopus Tentacles with Satay (Recipe shared from Tiktok Let’s Cook with TasteVN)
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Prepare the ingredients
Clean the octopus tentacles you bought, use a knife to make cross cuts, then use skewers to skewer the tentacles.
Next, make the sauce, prepare a bowl for the ingredients including 1 tablespoon of chili powder, 1 tablespoon of pepper, 1/2 tablespoon of salt, 4 tablespoons of satay, and 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce, and mix all the above ingredients together with a spoon.
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Grilled Octopus Tentacles
After the sauce is ready, drizzle it evenly over the octopus tentacles. You can use gloves to rub the sauce into the cuts of the tentacles for better flavor absorption.
After marinating, you can skewer the tentacles into the compartment of the air fryer and set the temperature to 160 degrees to grill for 10 minutes. While grilling, you should check to ensure the tentacles do not burn.
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Final Product
After grilling, the octopus tentacles are soaked in sauce, with a beautiful coating of sauce on the outside. The tentacle meat is chewy and sweet, especially when paired with green mango, it’s perfect for dipping.
Advice for you
- Wash the octopus with lemon juice to eliminate the fishy smell.
- Grilled octopus should not be cut into pieces as it will become dry and unappetizing.
- The color of the marinated annatto oil gives the octopus an attractive golden color; if unavailable, you can substitute with cooking oil.
- If you don’t have an electric grill, you can use a charcoal grill instead.
- You can substitute the ingredient with squid and apply this recipe!
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It’s really simple to make this delicious grilled octopus with satay, isn’t it? Let’s do it right away, wishing you success!
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