Simple Boiled Octopus with Lemon Dipping Sauce | 簡易墨魚配惹味檸汁

Simple Boiled Octopus with Lemon Dipping Sauce | 簡易墨魚配惹味檸汁

INGREDIENTS:

15 Baby Octopus, cleaned

3 Mini Cucumber (to serve, optional)

DIPPING SAUCE:

4 cloves Garlic, chopped

1/4 cup Fish Sauce

1/3 Lemon of Juice, freshly squeezed

1.5 tablespoons Brown Sugar

1/2 teaspoon Red Chill Flakes

INSTRUCTION:

1. Bring a small pot of water to a boil.  Add the octopus and blanch for about a minute, or until the octopus is just cooked but still tender.  Drain the octopus and run them under the cold running water to stop the cooking process.  Set them aside.

2. In a small bowl, mix the dipping sauce ingredients together until the brown sugar is dissolved.

3. Serve the octopus with mini cucumbers if desire.