Takoyaki
Ball-shaped savory pancakes with octopus filling with Takoyaki sauce and toppings
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 30 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups Dashi
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 2-3 green onions (finely chopped)
- 2 Tbsp Benishoga (pickled red ginger, chopped)
- Boiled octopus* (cut into 1/2" (1 cm) cubes)
- 1/4 cup Tenkasu (Tempura bits) (homemade or store-bought (optional) )
- oil
- Takoyaki sauce (or Okonomiyaki sauce)
- mayonnaise
- Aonori (green dried seaweed)
- Katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)
- *Substitute octopus with sausage (cheese, ham, and etc.)
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, mix well Dashi, eggs, soy sauce, salt, and flour with a whisk.
- 2
Heat a Takoyaki pan with oil to very hot, just until the oil begins to smoke. Use enough oil to coat the pan using a paper towel so that the batter won't stick. Then pour batter to fill the holes of the pan.
- 3
Drop octopus pieces in the batter in each hole, and sprinkle chopped green onions, ginger, and Tenkasu all over the pan.
- 4
Cook at medium heat for 1-2 minutes and turn over using a Takoyaki turner (you can use a chopstick too). It can be a little tricky at first, so watch the video to see the technique. Cook another 3-4 minutes, turning constantly.
- 5
Place the cooked Takoyaki on a plate and pour Takoyaki sauce and mayo over them (to taste). Finish the dish by sprinkling the Takoyaki with Aonori (green dried seaweed) and Katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes).