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Octopus

Lynn's Fried Octopus Cheese

2 x boiled octopus tentacles
8 x perilla leaves (oba or aojiso)
1/8 lb processed cheese
GOLDEN BATTER
3/8 cup all-purpose flour
2 x egg yolks
    Salt to taste
    Kelp-flavored fish stock (nidashijiru) as needed
GARNISHES
1/3 oz dried buckwheat noodles
13 sht dried laver (asakusa-nori) 1 1/2" square

 Method :
Slice octopus diagonally.
Wash perilla leaves, cut lengthwise into halves.
Cut cheese into 1/4-inch-thick slices, then each slice into three pieces.
Place cheese on leaves, roll up and sandwich with two octopus pieces.
Mix all ingredients for golden batter lightly. Dip cheese-leaves-octopus pieces into batter and deep-fry until golden.
Boil buckwheat noodles for a few minutes. Noodles should not be soft, but still hard in the center. Cut into 1-inch lengths. Cut dried laver into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Place noodles on dried laver, roll up and deep-fry.
Arrange fried octopus on serving plate and sprinkle with garnishes.
This recipe yields 4 servings.