🇰🇷 Korean

Octopus Gui

Name: Octopus Gui
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 19 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 4 cloves Garlic; 3 cloves, crushed Ginger; 2 tbsp Sesame Oil; 1, juiced Rice Vinegar; 400 g Octopus; 1 tsp Gochugaru

🇰🇷 Korean

Octopus kissed by the grill, marinated the korean way until the smoke and spice do all the talking. About 19 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 4 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Garlic4 cloves
Ginger3 cloves, crushed
Sesame Oil2 tbsp
Rice Vinegar1, juiced
Octopus400 g
Gochugaru1 tsp

Optional extras

Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Whisk the Sesame Oil, rice vinegar juice, garlic, gochugaru and salt into a quick marinade.
2
Coat the octopus completely and let it sit for at least 20 minutes (overnight is even better).
3
Get the grill or griddle pan screaming hot.
4
Grill the octopus in a single layer, turning once, until charred in spots and cooked through.
5
Rest for 5 minutes, then finish with perilla leaves and extra rice vinegar.

Chef's tip

Don't move the octopus for the first 3 minutes; a proper crust releases itself.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Octopus slices with sesame dipping sauce (Muneo-sukhoe: 문어숙회) · on YouTube