How to wash a small octopus

Octopus, also known as octopus, is a common seafood product. Octopus tastes particularly delicious and has certain therapeutic effects. Eating octopus regularly has certain anti-aging effects, anti-fatigue effects, and blood-enriching effects. For postpartum women, it also has certain lactation effects. After buying the octopus, you must learn how to clean it. Let us learn how to wash the small octopus.

How to wash baby octopus

Octopus is not difficult to handle. First, cut the octopus with scissors, then take a container, put some clean water in it, put the octopus in it, pull out its head and internal organs in the water, and pull out the gray bones. Next, dig out the octopus's eyeballs in water to let the ink drain out, and then rinse them clean.

1. Add appropriate amount of vinegar and alkaline flour to the water, then put the octopus in, and rub it with your hands until the mucus on the surface of the octopus is cleaned.

2. Find the octopus's teeth and pick them out.

3. Then open the octopus's head, squeeze out all its internal organs, and clean the ink.

4. Throw away all the octopus’ internal organs.

5. Finally, remove the skin of the octopus and tear it from the head downwards. Finally, rinse the octopus again. If the water is clear, it means it is clean.

Tips:

1. When digging out eyeballs, please be careful because there is a large amount of ink in the eyes, which can easily splash out and stain your clothes. This problem can be avoided by doing it in water.

2. Some people like to tear off the skin of the octopus. In fact, it is very simple. Just blanch the octopus in boiling water, and then it will be much easier to tear off the skin.

3. For smaller octopuses, if you don't mind eating the internal organs and eyes together, the easiest way to clean them is to rub them repeatedly with fine salt, then rinse them repeatedly with clean water until there is no mucus on the surface.

4. There is a lot of mucus on the surface of octopus, so it must be cleaned thoroughly and the internal organs completely cleaned out.

5. The skin of octopus has a strong fishy smell, so if you are going to stir-fry it, you must tear off the black skin.

6. Blanch the octopus before frying so that it will not release water and will have a crisp and delicious taste after frying. In addition, octopus is not fire-resistant, and high heat should not be used when frying.