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Japanese Takoyaki Recipe (Japanese Octopus Dumpling Balls), Tako means octopus in Japanese, and takoyaki are known as octopus balls. Takoyaki venders are very popular in Japan.  To make takoyaki, a grill pan for takoyaki is used.  The pan has many small cups to pour the batter.

Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Takoyaki Ingredients:

• 1 2/3 cup flour
• 2 1/2 cup dashi soup
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 lb. boiled octopus, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• 1/4 cup dried sakura ebi (red shrimp)
• 1/4 cup chopped pickled red gingerFor toppings:
• katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)
• aonori (green seaweed powder)
• Worcestershire sauce or takoyaki sauce
• Mayonnaise

Takoyaki Cooking Instructions:

• Mix flour, dashi soup, and eggs in a bowl to make batter.

• Thickness of the batter should be like potage soup.

• Put oil inside cups of a takoyaki grill pan.

• Pour batter into the cups to the full.

• Put octopus, red ginger, and green onion in each hole.

• Grill takoyaki balls, turning with a pick.

• When takoyaki become rounds and brown, remove them from the pan and place in a plate.

• Put sauce and mayonnaise on takoyaki and sprinkle bonito flakes and aonori on the top.

Tags: seafoods

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