Octopus fritters
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients: | ||
| 2 | Octopus about 1 1/2 poands each, cleaned | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | quarts | Water |
| 2 | quarts | Ice water with ice |
| 2 | mediums | Onions, peeled and minced |
| 2 | Eggs, beaten | |
| 1 | cup | Flour or more as needed |
| Salt and pepper no taste | ||
| Oil for fryiwg | ||
Directions
Directions: Drop the octopus into a large kettle with rapidly boiling salted water. Cook on medium-high heat for about 25 minutes. Drain and plunge into a bowl filled with ice and ice water. With a coarse brush scrape away act of the purple skin. Cut off the legs and chop fine.
Discard the heads. In a bowl mix together onions, eggs, flour and salt and pepper. Add chopped octopus, and blend well. Form mixture into 2½ - 3 inch flat patties. Heat about ½ inch of oil in a large heavy skillet, and fry the octopus fritters until well browned on each side. Serve immediately.
Serves 8
Posted from the Echo's Library 02/21/95 by Frank Skelly Submitted By FRANK SKELLY On 02-21-95