Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles

This recipe comes from a popular low-calorie meal guide on REDnote; since I’m not comfortable watching videos, I wrote it down myself to help me plan my ingredients and follow along easily. A delicious Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles recipe.

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Prep
12m
Cook
20m
Total
32m
Servings
2
Difficulty
Easy
Spice
2/5
Cuisine
Chinese

IngredientsWhat you'll need for Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles

Ingredient Amount
Octopus 200 as needed
Onion 3 as needed
Chili peppers 8 as needed
Cabbage To taste
Carrot To taste
Noodles To taste
Garlic To taste
Ginger slices To taste
Bird's eye chili To taste
Light soy sauce To taste
Oyster sauce To taste
Sugar To taste
Chili powder To taste
Beef seasoning powder To taste
Black pepper To taste
Mushroom bouillon To taste
  • Octopus200 as needed
  • Onion3 as needed
  • Chili peppers8 as needed
  • CabbageTo taste
  • CarrotTo taste
  • NoodlesTo taste
  • GarlicTo taste
  • Ginger slicesTo taste
  • Bird's eye chiliTo taste
  • Light soy sauceTo taste
  • Oyster sauceTo taste
  • SugarTo taste
  • Chili powderTo taste
  • Beef seasoning powderTo taste
  • Black pepperTo taste
  • Mushroom bouillonTo taste

Cooking StepsHow to cook Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles step by step

  1. Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles
    Step 1

    Clean the octopus with flour, then cut into small pieces.

  2. Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles
    Step 2

    Blend garlic, ginger slices, chili peppers, and onion with water and cooking wine until finely chopped.

  3. Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles
    Step 3

    Add the seasonings.

  4. Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles
    Step 4

    Prepare julienned green pepper, onion, cabbage, and carrot. Slice a few bird’s eye chilies.

  5. Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles
    Step 5

    Add water and the octopus to a pan. Stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute until the octopus turns bouncy. Remove and rinse under cold water, then drain.

  6. Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles
    Step 6

    Using minimal oil, stir-fry the vegetables over high heat. Add the octopus, pour in the sauce, and cook on high for 1 minute. Add 50 ml water and stir-fry until the sauce thickens. Finish with 2 g sesame oil.

  7. Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles
    Step 7

    Cook the noodles, rinse under cold water, then toss with the octopus sauce.

  8. Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles
    Step 8

Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles

This recipe comes from a popular low-calorie meal guide on REDnote; since I’m not comfortable watching videos, I wrote it down myself to help me plan my ingredients and follow along easily. A delicious Low-Calorie Octopus Noodles recipe.

Ingredients

  • 200 as needed Octopus
  • 3 as needed Onion
  • 8 as needed Chili peppers
  • To taste Cabbage
  • To taste Carrot
  • To taste Noodles
  • To taste Garlic
  • To taste Ginger slices
  • To taste Bird's eye chili
  • To taste Light soy sauce
  • To taste Oyster sauce
  • To taste Sugar
  • To taste Chili powder
  • To taste Beef seasoning powder
  • To taste Black pepper
  • To taste Mushroom bouillon

Instructions

  1. Clean the octopus with flour, then cut into small pieces.

  2. Blend garlic, ginger slices, chili peppers, and onion with water and cooking wine until finely chopped.

  3. Add the seasonings.

  4. Prepare julienned green pepper, onion, cabbage, and carrot. Slice a few bird’s eye chilies.

  5. Add water and the octopus to a pan. Stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute until the octopus turns bouncy. Remove and rinse under cold water, then drain.

  6. Using minimal oil, stir-fry the vegetables over high heat. Add the octopus, pour in the sauce, and cook on high for 1 minute. Add 50 ml water and stir-fry until the sauce thickens. Finish with 2 g sesame oil.

  7. Cook the noodles, rinse under cold water, then toss with the octopus sauce.

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