Octopus with spicy chilli and garlic sauce is one of easy and tasty octopus recipe. Octopus had been a used for human consumtions from centuries ago in many cultures. Whole octopus are edible, but the leg parts are mostly used. Octopus is a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine, like takoyaki, and akashiyaki. In Korea, baby octopus are eaten alive as a novelty food. A live octopus is usually sliced up, and it is eaten while still squirming and moving. Octopus is considered as a good source of food for according to the USDA Nutrient Database (2007), cooked octopus contains about 139 Calories per three-ounce portion, and it’s a good source of vitamin B3, B12, potassium, phosphorus, and selenium too.
How to cook octopus technique is a little bit tricky, i thought the octopus should be cook quickly to prevent overcooking like squid, shrimp and mostly other seafoods. Internet searching lead me know that i’m totally wrong about it. Octopus should be cook slowly with a low heat to make it tender but the texture is still chewy and slightly crunchy. Simply quick stir fry will make the octopus rubbery even more, but when you deglaze it with water or stock and continue to cook it slowly or simmering, the dish could possibly impressed you.
Ingredients:
Spicy Chilli Garlic Octopus Recipe:
- 250 gr gurita (octopus)
- 6 bawang putih (garlic), finelly chopped
- 6 cabe merah (red chillies/ cayenne pepper), fenely chopped
- 3 cabe rawit (bird eye chillies) or more for hotter taste, finely chopped
- 1 sdm saus tomat (tomato ketchup)
- 1 cm jahe (ginger), finely chopped
- 1 sdm saus tiram (tbsp oyster sauce)
- 1 sdt air jeruk nipis (tsp lime juice)
- salt and pepper to taste
- a pinch of sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instruction :
How To Make Spicy Octopus with Garlic and Chilies :
- Heat up the oil in a heavy bottom satesuce pan or skillet, saute the garlic and ginger until fragrant
- Add the octopus and saute another 2 minutes until the liquid dripped out from the octopus is totally evaporated
- Add all the chillies and saute for about 3 minutes
- Add the water and bring to boil, season with lime juice, tomato ketchup,oyster sauce, salt, pepper and sugar, bring it to boil
- Reduce and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the octopus got tender and the chilli garlic sauce is thicken
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belum pernah makan sih mas. tapi kok rasanya masih enggan mencoba ya. 😀
Klo suka cumi kmungkinan besar suka gurita juga…..
soalnya rasanya mirip2 mas….
Oh mirip ya Mas? Kenyal-kenyal gitu? Aku sama seperti Mas Ryan, belum pernah makan gurita.
cobain mas, aku kasih link penjualnyha tuh…hehehe
oooo. kalau cumi sih suka.
Klo lihat mentahnya iiihhh jijik ah item gitu .. pas mateng jadi santapan lezatt 😀 .
make overnya berhasil artinya kak….:)
Heheh iya kokinya jago deh :).
Aku pernah mencoba makan octopus ala Portugal sewaktu di Lisbon, hehehe. Rasanya unik ya karena ada kemiripannya dengan cumi-cumi, tapi beda karena dagingnya lebih besaaar, hahaha 😀 . Dan iya tuh, aku agak bingung juga dengan cara masaknya bagaimana; karena kalau dimasak cepat ala cumi-cumi takutnya masih ada bagian yang mentah kan? (karena ukurannya yang besar itu 🙂 ).
bukan krn takut guritanya gak mateng mas,
tp krn klo dimasak singkat dia alot kayak karet, emang gurita agak unik soalnya perlu dinasak lama br empuk..
beda sama cumi n seafood lainnya…
Hi Dedy. Octopus is widely eaten in Spain though they are basically only 2 recipes of it (one of which I love!!!) so its nice to see it served in a completely different way. And I like spicy anything, so this must be enak.
ho do spanish cook the octopus sofia???
My favourite is Pulpo a la Gallega (which is the style from the province of Galicia). The octopus is boiled in a complex manner to ensure it will be soft. Then you take it out of the water and serve it on top of boiled potatoes with salt, paprika and olive oil drizzled on top. Its so simple but very good. The other typical way is with some chopped vegetables and all put into a vinagrette type of thing.
i guess the pickle is similiar with japanese pickle octopus actually…
thx to you i can reseach about the Pulpo a la Gallega
Did you research it?
yes i did…..
Such an exotic dish for me in the land locked states. It looks wonderful.
PS. you can definitely replace the milk with cream in a cobber.
ngiler .. belum pernah makan sih 😛
Sumpah gw doyan banget ama baby octopus, kalo di sushi tei selalu ambil ini. Tapi ngeliat yg blm matang nya kok jadi eneg 😦
we get octopus fresh from the sea so I shall have to try this recipe 🙂
Hmmmmmgurita yaaa Ded hihi
Never cooked with octopus before but may give it a try one of these days. Thanks for the tutorial.
From char-grilled to marinated and served with fresh salad, our members’ favorite octopus recipes include lots of ways to prepare this tasty seafood.
That is neat that you ordered it online. I never thought to do that with meats. Or at least octopus. The dish sounds really good. I think I would be intimidated to cook it though. You are so adventurous when it comes to cooking!!
This octopus looks and sounds delicious…I yet have to cook octopus at home…unfortunately my husband does not care for it…
Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe and hope you have a great week ahead 😀
gurita masaknya lama? masa sih? perasaan masaknya sebentar kaya cumi..
Iya mbak, klo gurita dimasak bentar jadinya alot…..
byk kok tutorial how to cook octopus….
Baru sekali makan gurita, barbekyuan waktu itu.
Chewy banget dagingnya, dikunyah berkali gak bisa ancur dimulut hehe
Tapi masih pengen nyobain lagi sih. Mungkin bisa nyobain resep ini…
klo mau bbq gurita bagusnya dimasak lama pake bara api kecil, di wrap sama alumunium foil sama dikasih wine atau kaldu biar gak angus walau dimasaknya lama
i like your version I couldn’t eat it live eek
I made your tasty recipe yesterday especially for my husband Peter & he loved it so much, dear Dedy!! I think he loves you now! 🙂 xxx
Living in the US, octopus dishes don’t almost exist here (so sad!). I love the chewy texture of octopus and cooking with chili garlic sauce sounds wonderful!
A nice cold beer would be a good pair for that one
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