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Japanese Street Takoyaki (Crisp Batter Balls Stuffed with Octopus, Brown Sauce and Bonito Flakes)

Name: Japanese Street Takoyaki (Crisp Batter Balls Stuffed with Octopus, Brown Sauce and Bonito Flakes)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: international
Ingredients: 200 g Boiled octopus (tako), cut into 1-cm pieces; 180 g All-purpose flour; 500 ml Cold dashi broth; 2 pc Fresh eggs; 3 tbsp Green scallions, finely chopped; 2 tbsp Red pickled ginger, minced; 3 tbsp Takoyaki sauce or sweet brown sauce; 2 tbsp Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise; 10 g Dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi); 2 tbsp Oil for greasing pan

Osaka's world-famous street food sensation: crispy-on-the-outside spherical batter balls stuffed with tender boiled octopus, drizzled with savory-sweet sauce, mayo, and dancing bonito flakes.

Prep

20 min

Cook

15 min

Total

35 min

Ingredients

servings

Boiled octopus (tako), cut into 1-cm pieces
200 g
All-purpose flour
180 g
Cold dashi broth
500 ml
Fresh eggs
2 pc
Green scallions, finely chopped
3 tbsp
Red pickled ginger, minced
2 tbsp
Takoyaki sauce or sweet brown sauce
3 tbsp
Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise
2 tbsp
Dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi)
10 g
Oil for greasing pan
2 tbsp

Preparation Steps

Whisk cold dashi, eggs, and flour into a very watery, smooth batter.

4 min timer

Heat takoyaki pan well and oil every well generously. Pour batter filling wells to brim. Drop 1-2 octopus pieces into each well, scatter scallions and pickled ginger.

5 min timer

After 3-4 minutes, use skewers to flip balls 90 degrees, tucking in edges, rotating continuously until perfectly spherical and crisp. Transfer to a plate, drizzle with takoyaki sauce and mayo, crown with dancing bonito flakes, and enjoy hot.

8 min timer

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Nutrition Facts

per serving

Calories

340

Protein

18g

Carbohydrates

38g

Fat

13g

Allergens

GlutenFishEggsMolluscssoya

*estimated values per serving

Provenance & Public Domain Audit

Source: International Gastronomic Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & World Heritage Culinary Archive)

Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105

License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal

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Japanese Street Takoyaki (Crisp Batter Balls Stuffed with Octopus, Brown Sauce and Bonito Flakes)

Ingredients

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