Fried Octopus recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
Octopus is seasoned, coated with starch, and fried until crisp in this Japanese-style dish.
Octopus is seasoned, coated with starch, and fried until crisp in this Japanese-style dish. Its salty, chewy texture makes it a good choice as a lunch side dish or evening snack with drinks.
Japanese · 25 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 234.5g serving): 445.6 kcal · protein 25.5g · carbohydrate 35g · fat 21.1g · sodium 826.9mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Any moisture left on the octopus can make the starch coating slip off, so pat it dry before frying.
Tips: Octopus can become tough if fried too long, so remove it as soon as the outside turns golden brown.
Tips: The oil is ready when a little starch dropped into it rises to the surface right away.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Octopus — 150 g
- Cornstarch — 3 Tbsp
- Soy sauce — 1 tsp
- Mirin — 1 Tbsp
- Garlic — 1 tsp
- Ginger — 1 tsp
- Ground black pepper — 0.2 tsp
- Cooking oil — 20 g
- Lemon — 0.1 pc