Instructions on how to make delicious fried octopus cakes

Octopus cake has long become an irresistible delicious snack for many people. However, in the current epidemic period, it is not easy to buy this dish.

To satisfy your craving, Tnhelearning.edu.vn would like to tell you how to make this famous delicious fried octopus cake.

Prepare
10 Minutes Processing
20 Minutes For
3-4 people

Ingredients for making octopus cake

• 500 grams of octopus.
• 50 grams of pork fat.
• 1 chili.
• 1 little coriander.
• 200 grams of deep-fried flour.
• 200 grams of bread crumbs.
• 4 eggs.
• Seasoning: Salt, vinegar, cooking oil, pepper, soy sauce, oyster sauce, alcohol, ginger

How to make octopus cake

Step 1Preparation of octopus

After buying the octopus, soak it in dilute salt water, then wash it, cut the part just below the octopus’s eyes to get the tentacles .

Use scissors to cut from the back of the octopus’s nape, then cut the internal organs in half

Next, we remove the octopus’s internal organs by holding the body so that the octopus’s eyes are facing down. Use scissors to cut from the back of the octopus’s nape, then cut the internal organs in half. Use a knife to cut off the viscera.

To remove the fishy smell, we use a mixture of water mixed with vinegar, alcohol or ginger to wash the octopus.

Step 2Puree, and marinate the octopus

Put about 500g of octopus and 50g of pork fat in the blender and then puree it, put it in a bowl.

Puree and marinate octopus

Add 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1 chili, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, finely chopped coriander, 4 teaspoons fried flour, 1 teaspoon oyster sauce, then mix well.

Divide the filling into equal parts (about 1 tbsp big) and then roll it up and flatten it out.

Step 3Dip powder

Put the above filling through the fried flour layer, the beaten egg, and then the fried dough layer.

Dip powder

Step 4Fried people

Put the pan on the stove, add cooking oil, wait until the oil is hot, then put the batter dipped in the frying pan until golden, then remove the plate. Put a layer of paper underneath to absorb the oil.

Fry the rolled fillings in the dough

Finished product

After all of the above efforts, you will have a plate of fried octopus cake, hot on the outside, with a tough octopus inside. If you eat this dish with chili sauce again, you will enjoy it forever.

Deep fried octopus cake

Some tips when cooking octopus cakes (Tips for choosing delicious octopus, ..)

How to choose fresh octopus

To choose good live octopus, pay attention to their flexibility . Choose the ones with high flexibility, move fast, don’t choose slow or lethargic eyes.

If you choose live octopus, you should choose the ones that are still flexible

In case you buy frozen octopus, then choose a natural gray-brown, the color is moderate, neither too dark nor too light.

If the octopus has just been frozen, it will have a bright, smooth, smooth white flesh, not swollen like octopus that has been frozen for a long time.

For frozen octopus, it is recommended to choose those with a moderate gray-brown color

How to prepare octopus clean and remove fishy effectively

Buy octopus after washing with water, you cut off the tentacles from the body and then cut the head of the octopus in half.

After cutting the head, you take out all the organs and then wash the octopus with salt and gently squeeze it with your hands to release all the remaining slime. Rinse one more time with clean water.

Reference: Octopus – How to cook & Delicious dishes from octopus

After removing all the organs, wash the octopus with salt and gently squeeze it with your hands to release any remaining slime.

Above is a guide on how to make octopus cakes that are both simple, delicious and attractive at home. Try making this dish and enjoy relaxing moments with your family or friends. Wish you are happy.

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