🇰🇷 Korean

Octopus Namul

Name: Octopus Namul
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1/2, thinly sliced Garlic; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tbsp Sesame Oil; 1, juiced Rice Vinegar; 400 g Octopus; 1 tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds; handful, torn Perilla Leaves

🇰🇷 Korean

Fresh, zingy and full of texture: octopus tossed with herbs and a sharp citrus dressing. About 15 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic1/2, thinly sliced
Olive Oil3 tbsp
Sesame Oil1 tbsp
Rice Vinegar1, juiced
Octopus400 g
Toasted Sesame Seeds1 tbsp
Perilla Leaveshandful, torn

Instructions

1
Whisk the rice vinegar juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.
2
Prepare the octopus — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.
3
Toss the octopus with the garlic, perilla leaves and the dressing just before serving.
4
Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of rice vinegar if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Korean Spicy Stir-fried Small Octopus [KOREAN FOOD] · on YouTube