Description
This dish is an unexpected blend of traditional Italian and contemporary Cantonese cuisine from YAO NYC Executive Chef and Co-owner Kenny Leung.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients:
- 8 oz of Fusilli (or a noodle of your choice)
- 3 oz octopus
- 1 oz bone marrow ( 3 oz of beef bone)
- garlic, small amount, 1 piece
- 2 oz olive oil
- 4 oz chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 oz cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon salted fish
- A small amount of cheese
Instructions
For the Octopus:
- Fill a large pot with water and place the octopus; bring the water to a simmer. Simmer at 190-200 F
- Cook for about 1-2 hours, depending on the size of the octopus.
- Test for doneness by piercing with a knife where the head of the octopus meets the legs; if the knife slides easily, the octopus is finished cooking.
- Once tender, remove from pot.
- Cut the prepared, cooked octopus into slices.
For the Bone Marrow:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- Place bones, cut side up, on a baking sheet
- Cook until the marrow is tender and has begun to separate from the bone; this should take approximately 15 minutes
For the Fusilli
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Add salt to the boiling water.
- Add the pasta to the boiling water.
- Cook the pasta for approximately 8-10 minutes or according to the package instructions until it is al dente.
- Once cooked, drain the Fusilli pasta in a colander.
Fusilli with Wild Octopus and Bone Marrow
- Add 2 oz olive oil, minced garlic, and octopus to the pan in a second pot and stir for 1 minute.
- Then add 4 oz chicken broth, one teaspoon of oyster sauce, ½ teaspoon of salted fish, ½ teaspoon of soy sauce, and 1 oz of minced cilantro; stir the ingredients for two minutes.
- Add the cooked bone marrow to Pot 2
- Add the fully cooked fusilli (or noodles of your choice) from Pot 1 with the ingredients from Pot 2.
- Stir and mix until the soup and ingredients are absorbed with the Fusilli (or noodles)
- Then plate
- Add a small amount of cheese when plated, if preferred.
Notes
Since prepping the bone marrow is an additional step and not an ingredient many love, the chef suggests you can substitute butter. Also you can use fish sauce instead of salted fish.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 120 mins
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: Cantonese