cookin’ time
as part of my quest to become a world-famous chef, i will now post my first on-line recipe, aka, “what i had for dinner last night”
baby octopus a la stu
ingredients:
- 400g baby octopus
- juice of 1 lime
- 3 hot red chillies, chopped (not to be confused with red hot chili peppers)
- a handful of coriander, chopped
- rice
- peanut oil
now, whack the octopus, chillies, lime juice and coriander in a bowl and marinate. go watch some telly or something. i watched the simpsons and ate an ice block. splices are the best, but anything will do really. after an hours or so everything should be soaked in. heat up some oil in a wok (get it mega hot), and then whack in the contents of your bowl, and fry it for a while. half-cook some rice and whack that in as well. the rice will soak up all the oil, juice and chilli and turn a kind of pinkish colour. then, when everything is ready, you can whack it in a bowl and eat. i suggest having a good lager to complement this meal, as it’s slightly spicy. i inadvertantly cracked open a ginger beer last night, which was probably a mistake, but it could have been worse - i’ve got some chilli beer in the fridge that i don’t think would complement spicy food very well. and there you have it. octopus for one. approximate cost: $5. time to make: about 10 minutes of actual cooking, an hour or so marinating. enjoy.
December 10, 2003 8:44 am 
