Here is the recipe....there are a lot of ingredients for these little balls of yummy-ness.
50g Boiled Octopus
50g Cabbage (diced very small)
30g Green Onion (cut very small and thin)
250g Flour
2.5 eggs (I used 3 cuz I don't know how to do 2.5 eggs, lol)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Roasted Seaweed, crushed
Bonito flakes
Japanese Mayo
Teriyaki sauce (you can make your own: Soy sauce, mirin, sugar,1:1:1 ratio cook....)
(there were some other ingredients on the list, but we couldnt find it so we made do without it)
Takoyaki plate/maker
Directions:
- Cut octopus into very small pieces
- Beat egg
- Add flour, baking powder and salt, mix
- Pour the batter into a water carafe or even a condiment squirt bottle....this will make it much easier to control and pour
- Heat Takoyaki plate/maker
- Brush with oil (make sure you give it a good brushing so the takoyaki dont stick to the pan)
- Fill each mold about 1/2 way with the batter
- Add octopus, cabbage, green onion, and picked ginger to your liking
- Once the batter browns on the bottom, use the stick to flip it sideways
- Pour extra batter into the mold
- Flip the cooked piece on top of the newly poured batter to get the 2 halves to "stick" together
- Once the bottom half forms and the 2 halves are sticking together, you want to continue to rotate the each ball until it gets brown and to ensure even cooking.
- Once they are done, drizzle with terriyaki sauce and japanese mayo
- Add crushed seaweed and bonito flakes
- Enjoy!
And as always....stay consumed!
