How to Make Takoyaki (Japanese Octopus Dumpling Balls) たこ焼きの作り方

Ingredients for Takoyaki
(serves 2)

- Takoyaki Batter -
1 Egg
340ml Icy Water (1.437 u.s. cup)
1/2 tsp Granulated Dashi (1/4 tsp Kombu Dashi & 1/4 tsp Bonito Dashi)
1 tsp Soy Sauce
A Pinch of Salt
100g Soft Wheat Flour (3.527 oz)

150g Boiled Octopus (5 1/3 oz)
1/2 cup Tenkasu - crunchy bits of deep fried flour-dough
6g Beni Shoga - Pickled Ginger (1/5 oz)
2g Sakuraebi - Dried Pink Baby Shrimps (1/10 oz)

Okonomiyaki Sauce
Aonori - Green Laver
Hanakatsuo - Dried Bonito Flakes
2 Long Green Onions
Mayonnaise

- Vinegar Sauce -
150ml Water (0.634 u.s. cup)
1/2 tsp Granulated Dashi (1/4 tsp Kombu Dashi & 1/4 tsp Bonito Dashi)
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tsp Vinegar
Long Green Onion

- Alternative Fillings -
Boiled Firefly Squid
Chikuwa
Sweet Corn & Cheese
Sausage

About Music
Frédéric Chopin - Valse in D-flat major "Minute Waltz" - Op. 64 No. 1
Play by Muriel Nguyen Xuan, recording by Stéphane Magnenat
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[Cynzttt]

How hot should the pan be? my takoyaki never turns out spherical

[Cooking with Dog]

Drop a bit of batter into the pan and if it sizzles, the pan is hot enough :) Fresh takoyaki have a round shape but they become flat when cooled.

[briky7126]

88 people dropped ice in the batter and gave up from there!

[Soh Gee Andrea]

Watashi wa sore o tsukuru tame ni zenryokuwotsukusu okage de jikai !!!!!!!

[Priscila Canavezzi]

Yummy! Always watch the program. very cool!

[SuperSentaiFan96]

Arigato gozaimasu! Hopefully I can make some and ask for any allergies in case. Thank you for the recipe! :D

[Neropatti]

If you are thinking about the sauce. A Japanese friend gave me this recipe for okonomiyaki sauce. 2 parts sweet ketchup (the cheap kind, not the good Heinz kind =)), 2 parts HP sauce (brown sauce), 1 part honey. I have used it many times and at least where I live these ingredients are found plentifully. It tastes the same as okonomiyaki sauce in Japan. =)

[Anderson Huu]

thx for your reply; i did find it. happy eating :)

[SuperSentaiFan96]

Sorry about that kind of comment. I guess it mostly depends on what kind of hot dog it is but it is recommended as a substitute as long as not too much. That's why i prefer imitation crab as a better replacement but still want traditional takoyaki.

If you know any asian markets such as H-Mart or anything, you can probably look for some seasoning there. I'm hoping on getting some but if not, I'll have to leave the outside plain. :P

[strogg25]

Yes ONE PIECE ALL THE WAY =) I just can't get enough ^^

[Anderson Huu]

Anyone know where to buy that pan with many holes?

[vinh vu]

Irony in the name there

[SuperSentaiFan96]

Oh, i see! I'm making takoyaki for a school event and i can't buy octopus. I'm also hoping to use hot dogs since i have a few friends allergic to seafood. Thanks so much!

But if you have a cake pop maker or anything to make round pastries, those are a good substitute for the pan. But the muffin pan sounds like an interesting idea :D