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Takoyaki

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Takoyaki

Osaka-style octopus balls with tempura scraps, pickled ginger and spring onion. Rotating each ball continuously with skewers as it cooks forms the crisp, fully round shell rather than a flat-bottomed patty.

Total time
35 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Japanese

Ingredients

200gplain flour
2eggs
600mldashi stock
2 tbspsoy sauce
200gcooked octopus, cubed
50gtenkasu (tempura scraps)
2 tbsppickled ginger
4spring onions, finely sliced
takoyaki sauceto top
Japanese mayo and aonorito top

Instructions

1

Mix flour, eggs, dashi and soy to a thin batter.

2

Heat a takoyaki pan, brush with oil.

3

Fill each hole three quarters with batter. Add octopus, tenkasu, ginger and spring onion.

4

Rotate with skewers as base sets to form round balls.

5

Cook 3–4 minutes, rotating continuously, until round and golden.

6

Top with takoyaki sauce, mayo and aonori.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
234
Protein
10.1g
Fat
2.9g
Carbs
40.8g
Fiber
1.8g
Sodium
895mg

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