Grilled baby octopus in Asian marinate

Baby octopus marinated overnight with garlic, ginger, chili, lemon juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, and grilled on a griddle.

Ingredients

• 750g baby octopus, cleaned, cut up into smaller pieces if they too large
• 5g ginger, minced
• 2 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 chili, minced
• 1 small lemongrass stalks, minced  (optional)
• 3g coriander, stalk only, minced (optional)
• 2 kaffir lime leave, thinly sliced  (optional)
• 1 tbsp. fish sauce
• 1 tbsp. soy sauce (use gluten free soy sauce for a gluten free option)
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp. sesame oil
• salt to taste

Method

Place all ingredients in a bowl, mix well; cover and leave in fridge overnight.

Bring a heavy base griddle to hot temperature, grill the octopus until they are lovely and aromatic.  Enjoy with a green salad.