Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, takoyaki. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Takoyaki (たこ焼き or 蛸焼) or "octopus balls" is a ball-shaped Japanese snack or appetizer made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. Takoyaki, or Octopus Balls, are one of Japan's best-known street food originated in Osaka. Takoyaki is a very casual fast food in Japan.
Takoyaki is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Takoyaki is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have takoyaki using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Takoyaki:
- Get 1 cup Plain Flour
- Prepare 1 & 1/2 cups Dashi Stock *Or Water 1 & 1/2 cups and Dashi Powder 1/4 teaspoon
- Get 1 Egg
- Make ready 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- Get Cooked Octopus *OR Prawns, Squid, Ham, Bacon, Cheese, Corn, etc
- Get 1/2 cup Spring Onion OR Cabbage *finely chopped
- Prepare Red Or Pink Pickled Ginger *optional
- Get <Toppings>
- Take Pickled Ginger
- Prepare Takoyaki Sauce OR Okonomiyaki Sauce OR Tonkatsu Sauce
- Take Japanese Mayonnaise
- Take Aonori (Dried Green Seaweed)
- Get Katsuobushi
Takoyaki is Osaka-Japan's favorite street food that has taken the world by storm. Note that, making the takoyaki starts with having the right tools like the right pan and ingredients to use. Takoyaki literally translated means octopus fried, but takoyaki isn't just fried octopus - it's a tiny Takoyaki is one of Osaka's quintessential street foods. Thankfully for us, you don't have to travel to.
Steps to make Takoyaki:
- Cut the cooked Octopus into bite size pieces. Octopus is hard to find for me, so I often use cooked Prawns or Squid.
- Place Plain Flour, Dashi Stock, Egg and Soy Sauce in a mixing bowl and mix well. If you have a measuring cup or jag with a handle, pour the batter in them first so that it’s easier to pour the batter onto the pan.
- Heat the pan over high heat. When the pan is hot, use a brush to oil the pan, quite generously, and lower the heat to medium to low.
- Pour the batter to fill the bowls of the pan. Add 1-2 Octopus pieces in each hole and sprinkle on the Spring Onion and Pickled Ginger. Pour a little bit more batter over.
- When the bottom of the balls is hardened enough, turn each piece over. The batter flows out from the inside of each bowl and creates the other side of the ball. Flip the ball occasionally to cook evenly.
- When outside is golden, transfer onto a plate and pour Takoyaki Sauce, and other toppings. Serve immediately.
- *Note: You don't have either Takoyaki Sauce, Okonomiyaki Sauce OR Tonkatsu Sauce? Don't give up. Create your own sauce by adding Soy Sauce, Ketchup and/or Oyster Sauce to BBQ sauce.
Why We Love This Takoyaki Recipe. These crispy golden takoyaki balls of deliciousness taste amazing when prepared with traditional ingredients and toppings. But they're also super easy to tweak. Transport yourself to the busy side streets and summer festivals of Japan with this great-tasting takoyaki recipe.
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