
Octopus Teppanyaki
High heat, big flavour: octopus seared with aromatics and a shiny sauce that clings to every bite. 14 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Ingredients
- Butter40 g
- Saltto taste
- Ginger4 cloves, minced
- Bell Pepper1, sliced
- Spring Onions3, cut into batons
- Soy Sauce2 tbsp
- White Pepper1 tsp
- Bean Sprouts150 g
- Neutral Oil2 tbsp
- Octopus400 g, tentacles
Optional extras
- Shiso Leaveshandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Get your wok ripping hot and add the Neutral Oil — it should shimmer instantly.
- 2
Toss in the ginger and white pepper for 15 seconds, no longer, so they perfume the oil without burning.
- 3
Add the octopus and stir-fry hard, keeping everything moving until just cooked through.
- 4
Throw in the bell pepper and spring onions, then splash in the soy sauce around the edge of the wok.
- 5
Toss twice more, kill the heat, and serve immediately over steamed rice — a stir-fry waits for no one.
Chef's tip
Prep everything before the heat goes on — japanese cooking moves fast once it starts.
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