EASY TAKOYAKI RECIPE!!!

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one of my all time favorite Japanese foods
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WHAT IS TAKOYAKI EXACTLY?

Takoyaki*, or たこ焼き, is a very popular Japanese snack food . To put it simply, takoyaki is a battered, pan-grilled, octopus dumpling. 

TAKOYAKI INGREDIENTS & SUPPLIES

-Takoyakiki (Takoyaki pan)
-Takoyaki probes
-Takoyaki batter
-Chopped Tako (Octopus)
-Pickled Ginger (Benishoga)
-Negi (Green Onions)
-Ebi (Dried Shrimp)
-Tenkasu (Tempura Scraps)
-Katsuobushi (Fish Shavings)
-Okonomiyaki Sauce

Takoyaki in Ten Easy Steps

Step 1. Oil your takoyaki pan
Step 2. Add takoyaki batter- Using a ladle, pour takoyaki batter into each of the takoyaki pan wells.
Step 3. Add tako (octopus) to each well.
Step 4. Add benishoga (pickled ginger) to each well.
Step 5. Add negi (green onions) to each well.
Step 6. Add dried shrimp (ebi) to each well.
Step 7. Add tenkasu (tempura scraps) to each takoyaki well.
Step 8. Add another layer of takoyaki batter- You can be generous with the batter this time. Even if the wells overflow with batter, it’s okay.
Step 9. Do a bit of takoyaki surgery- Use the takoyaki probes to “section off” wells, and shape the takoyaki into their characteristic spherical shape.
Step 10. Keep turning the takoyaki until the dumplings are golden brown.

Optional
Add okonomiyaki sauce to really bring out the takoyaki’s flavor. You can garnish the takoyaki with katsuobushi, かつお節, fish shavings.

Source: Takoyaki Recipe