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Sugu dry curry

This Sugu dry curry combines tender chunks of octopus with the flavours of ginger, garlic and makrut lime leaves with a special secret ingredient – tomato sauce, to add sweetness and a hint of umami.

Sugu dry curry

Sugu dry curry

  • serves

    4-6

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    1 hour

  • difficulty

    Mid

serves

4-6

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

1

hour

difficulty

Mid

level

Ingredients

  • 4 medium octopus (about 1 kg)
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 brown onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely grated
  • 1 tbsp finely grated ginger
  • 6 makrut lime leaves
  • 1 ½ tsp curry powder
  • 2 tsp vegetable stock powder
  • 2 tsp tomato sauce
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • Steamed rice, to serve
  • Lime wedges, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Clean the octopus by removing the beak and the head guts.
  2. Bring a large saucepan filled with water to the boil. When the water is bubbling, add the octopus to the water. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 45-50 minutes, or until the octopus is tender. Drain, and allow to cool slightly. Cut the cooked octopus into bite sized chunks.
  3. Heat the vegetable oil in a large wok over medium-high heat. Add the onion, ginger, garlic and makrut lime leaves and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes, or until softened and fragrant. Add the curry powder and vegetable stock powder and stir through.
  4. Add the octopus chunks and tomato sauce to the pan and stir through until warmed through. Sprinkle with sugar and mix to combine. Serve with steamed rice and lime wedges.
 

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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Published 28 November 2023 4:09pm
By Lavinia Mabo
Source: SBS



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