How to make Korean Tako Poke

This Korean Stlye Tako Poke refers to a Hawaiian delicacy made of octopus and condiments of limu (seaweed), Hawaiian sea salt, chiles and ‘inamona (roasted kukui nut paste).

Recipe for Tako Poke

Ingredients:

• 1kg fresh ogo (edible seaweed)
• 1/2 kg tako (Tako is the Japanese word for octopus) – To prepare the fresh tako for cooking, Turn the head of a fresh tako inside out, clean and rinse; then cut away the eyes and beak. Tenderize the tako by freezing, with Hawaiian salt, or by pounding with a dowel, 2-by-4 or other object. Or cut half a potato up and put it in a pot along with the tako as it boils to make it tender.
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1 cup rice vinegar
• 1/2 cup Regular Soy Sauce or Lower Salt Soy Sauce
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons roasted seasame seeds
• 2 tablespoons bottled Korean kochu jang (hot chile paste), available in your Asian supermarkets.
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Method:

1. Cut ogo in 2-inch lengths.
2. Cook tako as instructed and slice.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.
4. Serve very cold at your family or holiday gatherings.