Octopus Ball (Takoyaki)
Octopus Ball (Takoyaki)

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, octopus ball (takoyaki). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Takoyaki are a kind of dumpling, made from grilled puffs of seasoned batter with a small piece of octopus meat in the middle, with sauces and seasonings scattered along the top. Serve these bite-size pieces of heaven at parties or enjoy them as warming snacks. Takoyaki is an all-time favorite Japanese snack; chunks of octopus encased in balls of batter, cooked until golden brown, and slathered in Worcestershire sauce and mayonnaise. Takoyaki is a Japanese term for "octopus grilled/fried," and they are a very popular yatai (or mobile street food) snack.

Octopus Ball (Takoyaki) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Octopus Ball (Takoyaki) is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook octopus ball (takoyaki) using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Octopus Ball (Takoyaki):
  1. Make ready 1 cup flour
  2. Prepare 2 egg
  3. Prepare 3/4 cup water
  4. Get 1 teaspoon Dashi powder (Japanese fish stock powder)
  5. Take octopus
  6. Make ready minced spring onion
  7. Get red ginger
  8. Get Tempra flake or cut tempra
  9. Prepare bonito flake

When batter on the edge of the molds become cooked, turn over takoyaki with pick. When batter browns turn over to form balls. Continue to heat while turning it over and over until balls become evenly browned and well cooked inside. Takoyaki or Japanese octopus balls are an iconic Japanese snack or street food that is filled with octopus chunks, other various ingredients, and topped with sauces and toppings full of umami flavor!

Steps to make Octopus Ball (Takoyaki):
  1. Make Takoyaki batter.
  2. Prepare ingredients on the table and this is Takoyaki cooker.
  3. Pour the batter half in cooker and put octopus, ginger, spring onion and Tempra flake then pour the batter over.
  4. Turn Takoyaki ball with chopsticks or folk.
  5. Sprinkle bonito flakes and your favorite sauce. Soy sauce or Takoyaki sauce with mayonnaise is best.

Continue to heat while turning it over and over until balls become evenly browned and well cooked inside. Takoyaki or Japanese octopus balls are an iconic Japanese snack or street food that is filled with octopus chunks, other various ingredients, and topped with sauces and toppings full of umami flavor! Although it's usually associated as a food eaten outside on the street, it's actually very easy to make at home. To make the takoyaki batter, combine all the ingredients to make a thin, watery batter. If the batter is too thick, add a little more water.

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