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Octopus Sausages
For 2 bentos (6 sausages) · About 10 min
Cut slits in the end of each sausage and fry so the legs open into an octopus shape. Great for filling gaps in a bento.
① Cut slits→② Fry, rolling them→③ Add sesame seed eyes
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How to make it
1
Cut slits
- Lay a sausage sideways on the cutting board. From one end, cut a slit lengthwise with a knife about 2/3 of the way along
- Turn the sausage 90 degrees and cut another slit from the same spot. Now it has 4 legs
- If you want 8 legs, cut each of the 4 legs in half lengthwise again
- Curl the fingertips of the hand holding the sausage and keep them away from the knife
How to tell it's doneAll 6 have about 1/3 left uncut as the head.
Be carefulIf you cut all the way to the base, the legs tear off when you fry them. Leave the head part uncut.
2
Fry, rolling them
- Put 1 tsp vegetable oil in a frying pan and heat over medium-low heat
- Lay in the sausages and fry, rolling them now and then with cooking chopsticks
- Standing them up legs down and pressing makes the legs open wide
How to tell it's doneThe legs curl outward and open, and the surface is lightly browned. Cut 1 in half: it is hot all the way to the middle and steaming.
Be carefulOil can pop and splatter. Do not put your face too close.
3
Add sesame seed eyes
- Take them out onto a plate and cool until you can touch them
- With the tip of a toothpick, poke 2 small holes in the head
- Push 1 black sesame seed into each hole (12 seeds in all)
ReadyAll 6 have 2 eyes, and the seeds do not fall out when you turn them upside down.
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If it didn't work out
The legs do not openThe slits were too short, or the heat was too low. Next time, cut slits 2/3 of the length, and fry legs down, pressing them.
The legs tore offThe slits went all the way to the base. Leave 1/3 as the head.
The outside burned blackThe heat was too high. Turn to medium-low heat and roll them more often.
The sesame seeds fall out right awayThe holes were too shallow, or you added them while hot. Let them cool, then make the holes a little deeper with a toothpick.
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