Octopus Balll / Takoyaki
Konnichiwa, It's Nami from Just one cookbook.
Have you been to Osaka?
When you're there?
There are two popular Regional dishes you should try.
Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki.
I put the video link up here for my Okonomiyaki recipe.
and today I will show you how to make Takoyaki.
which sometimes is called octopus balls.
Takoyaki is a ball shaped dough with pieces of octopus inside.
It requires some practice and patience to make these at home.
Usually Mr. JOC make these for our family, but I will give it a try this time.
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All right, let's get started.
prepare 1/3 cup ( 15g ) Tenkasu ( Tempura scrap ) in a small bowl
grind 1/4 cup ( 4g ) Katsuobushi ( bonito flakes ) into fine powder
cut 1~2 green onions into fine slices
cut 4.2 oz ( 120 g ) cooked octopus into ½ inch (1.5 cm) bite size pieces
fine slices and mince 1 Tbsp Beni shoga ( red pickled ginger )
In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup ( 4.2 oz/120 g ) all-purpose flour,
2 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 tsp kosher salt
whisk all together
add 2 eggs to the flour mix
add 1 tsp soy sauce,
1-1/2 cup ( 360 ml ) dashi stock
mix well together
transfer the batter to any pitcher with a spout for easy pouring
preheat Takoyaki pan to 400 F ( 200 C )
generously grease the takoyaki pan with vegetable oil
pour the batter to fill the holes
add 1-3 octopus pieces in each hole
sprinkle grounded katsuobushi
sprinkle tenkasu,
green onion,
and pickled red ginger
tip: break the batter between the balls
turn each piece a 90 degree, stuffing in the edges as you are turning
keep turning constantly so each piece will have nice round shape
transfer takoyaki balls onto a plate
pour takoyaki sauce,
Japanese mayonnaise
finish off with sprinkling Katsuobushi
and dried green seaweed ( aonori )
itadakimasu!
I hope you like my Takoyaki recipe and try it out for yourself.
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