Stir-Fried Small Octopus

A Korean recipe for Stir-Fried Small Octopus.

JapaneseSeafoodIntermediate45 min

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 2 Small octopus (about 8 oz)
  • 1 stalk Onion
  • 5 stalks Green onion
  • 2 Green pepper
  • 2 Red pepper
  • 1/2 tb Hot pepper powder
  • 2 tbs Hot pepper soypaste (kochu-jang)
  • 1 tb Soy sauce
  • 1/2 tb Sesame oil
  • 1 ts Sugar
  • 1/2 ts Ginger juice
  • 1 ts Sesame seed, roasted
  • 1 tb Salad oil

Instructions

  1. 1

    Trim the small octopuses; cut off entrails and eyeballs, careful not to break the sac. Scrub the octopuses with salt and rinse them under flowing cold water. Cut them 2 inches long by 1/2 inch wide. Boil them slightly.

  2. 2

    Cut onion, green onions, and peppers into 2 inch strips.

  3. 3

    Combine hot pepper powder, hot pepper soypaste, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, ginger juice, and salt in a bowl. Add the boiled octopuses, then mix them well.

  4. 4

    Heat the salad oil in a skillet, stir-fry the vegetables until almost done. Put the mixture in the pan and stir-fry it quickly again.

  5. 5

    When serving, sprinkle roasted sesame seeds

Tags

saladjapanesekorean-food

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