# Takoyaki | Japanese Octopus Balls | たこ焼きの作り方

Takoyaki are a very popular street food in Japan, originating in Osaka. It's surprisingly easy to make at home, too.

- Servings: 16 servings
- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup plain flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup dashi
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 piece octopus
- 1 tablespoon pickled ginger
- 1 tablespoon spring onion
- 1 tablespoon tenkasu
- 1 bottle takoyaki sauce
- 1 bottle mayonnaise
- 1 pinch nori
- 1 pinch bonito flakes
- 1 tablespoon oil

## Instructions

1. Boil the octopus for 30-45 minutes until tender.
2. Mix together flour, eggs, dashi, soy sauce, and salt.
3. Once the octopus is tender, cut it into small pieces.
4. Finely chop the pickled ginger.
5. Add oil to each hole of the Takoyaki machine.
6. Pour batter into the holes of the Takoyaki machine.
7. Add octopus, pickled ginger, spring onion and tenkasu to the batter.
8. Using a skewer, push any overlaps of the batter into the holes.
9. As the batter starts to firm, use a skewer to rotate the takoyaki balls.
10. Top the takoyaki balls with takoyaki sauce and mayonnaise.
11. Sprinkle nori and bonito flakes on top.

## Equipment

- Takoyaki machine
- knife
- whisk
- ladle
- skewers

## Source

- Original video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TgcWF9tyTGE
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/45b85ba0-3353-4151-82be-42faf66a481a
- Extracted: 2025-02-18

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