THE KITCHEN

Breaded octopus Zambi style

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg octopus tentacles

  • 2 egg whites

  • Panko breadcrumbs* as needed

  • (or ordinary breadcrumbs)

  • Flour

  • Salt, to taste

  • Pepper, to taste

  • Oil for frying

  • 1 teacup of rice

  • Coriander, to taste

Method

Wash and clean the octopus, put it in a pan with water, salt, pepper and olive oil and cook until tender. Remove the pan from the heat, put the octopus in a bowl and leave to cool. Put oil in a frying pan and heat until very hot. Dip the octopus tentacles in the flour, then in the egg white, and then in the panko breadcrumbs, coating them. Then fry in hot oil.

Serve with rice, for which the water the octopus was cooked in is used, and finish with coriander.

*Panko breadcrumbs – these differ from ordinary breadcrumbs in having a crunchier texture and larger flakes, ensuring that the breaded items absorb less fat.