Takoyaki – Japanese Octopus Balls
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Takoyaki is a beloved Japanese street food — golden, crispy round balls filled with tender octopus, scallions, and tempura bits, all drizzled with savory sauces. Made with a special takoyaki pan, these bite-sized delights are fun to cook and even more fun to eat!
Ingredients
Instructions
Prepare the batter In a large bowl, whisk together flour, eggs, dashi, soy sauce, baking powder, and salt until smooth.
Preheat the takoyaki pan Heat your takoyaki pan over medium heat and lightly oil each well.
Fill the wells Pour batter into each well until slightly overflowing.
Add a few pieces of octopus, scallions, tempura bits, and pickled ginger into each one.
Turn the takoyaki After 1–2 minutes, when the edges start to set, use skewers to flip the balls a quarter turn.
Keep rotating every minute to achieve a perfectly round, golden shape. Cook for 7–8 minutes total.
Serve hot Transfer to a plate and top with takoyaki sauce, mayonnaise, aonori, and bonito flakes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 6 takoyaki balls
- Calories
- 280kcal
- Sugar Content
- 3g
- Sodium Content
- 540mg
- Fat Content
- 13g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 2g
- Unsaturated Fat Content
- 9g
- Trans Fat Content
- 0g
- Carbohydrate Content
- 28g
- Fiber Content
- 1g
- Protein Content
- 11g
- Cholesterol Content
- 85mg