TAKOYAKI (Japan's Best Street Food)
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- Takoyaki was one of the best bites I had while in Japan. Now let's make it at home! Download Vetted for free with my link: bit.ly/3VREY7z
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-- INGREDIENTS --
TAKOYAKI BATTER
325g or 1 1/3c water
10g or 3tsp dashi powder
7g or 1 1/2tsp baking powder
2 eggs
160g or 1 1/4c ap flour
FILLING
1/2c Pickled ginger, chopped (look for the matchsticks, not the flat, thin sushi kind)
1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
Dried bonito flakes, chopped
Fried seaweed
Octopus (sub: shrimp, veggies, ham, or anything else you like)
KEWPIE MAYO
1 egg
75g or 1/3c rice vinegar
5g or 1.5tsp salt
5g or 1 1/4tsp granulated sugar
1-2g or 1/2tsp msg
325g or 1 1/2c neutral oil (canola etc)
JAPANESE BBQ SAUCE
50g or 3Tbsp oyster sauce
50g or 2.5Tbsp molasses
5g or 1tsp rice vinegar
50g or 3Tbsp ketchup
5g or about 1Tbsp grated ginger
1g or 1/2tsp garlic powder
1g or 1/2tsp onion powder
20g or 1 1/2Tbsp water
10g or 2tsp soy sauce
50g or 4Tbsp worcestershire sauce
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:56 Prepping the octo pus
1:31 Making the sauces
3:58 Takoyaki batter and pulling the octopus
5:06 Vetted (ad)
6:08 Cutting the octopus and prepping filling
7:40 Cooking the takoyaki
11:02 Plate up and garnish
11:50 Let’s eat this thing
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As a poor college student here in Japan we replace the octopus most often with cut up sausages... honestly not even that bad, definitely worth a try!
I'm surprised that somebody in Japan didn't try to use some other chopped meat besides octopus in a takoyaki on a commercial scale.
To me everything about this recipe looks good EXCEPT the octopus so the sausage form of it sounds a lot better to me lol. I don't think I can ever bring myself to eat something with all those tentacles.
@@chriswhinery925 you should give it a try dude. Maybe sushi as a good entry point? Or pulpo a la Gallega, an incredible Spanish octopus dish seved with potatos and a ton of smoked paprika and olive oil. I bet you'll rue the day you shunned octopus...
@@williamryan2067 Probably not, I don't like most seafood. For the most part anything with a fishy taste isn't good to me.
@@chriswhinery925 man, that's a pity. I was born and raised in Seattle, and have lived in Brazil for the past 25+ years, so I am a huge fan of seafood. You're missing out man! But you can't discuss taste, be it cars, clothes, religion or food...
I think the one major detail you missed is that when making the Kewpie mayo, it uses egg yolks rather than whole eggs, which is what gives it the rich creamy texture.
A lot of 'western' mayonnaise recipes do this too, but it's a little bit inconvenient for home cooking because then you have to keep and find sth to do with just the egg whites lol. The difference here is minimal enough that it's probably not worth it if you're just doing it for yourself.
@@BellaBlkBerry Obviously the solution is to simultaneously follow Adam Ragusea's lazy macaron recipe!
As a one of Japanese subscribers, I really appreciate your presentation of Takoyaki! Thank you and I am looking forward to watching new videos!
Thanks for watching! I hope I did it justice. It was one of my fav bites from the trip.
Your attention to detail is incredible, every step of the recipe is executed with such precision and care 👌👌👌
Thanks for saying that Nila!!
...except that first frying pan flip. That was mental.
Thank you for keeping your content simple and not throwing the food everywhere like every single cooking account on social media
I'm looking forward to seeing more japanese recipes after your trip. hope you had a blast while there~
It was unreal! More to come.
Great job as usual, I follow dozens of cooking channels and by far yours is the one I look forward to each week. Thank you especially for the Chicago deep dish episode👍
Thank you for making a more unique recipe than usual! I've been wanting more octopus recipes! Thanks for the great video like usual Bri! Hope you had a great time in Tokyo!
I absolutely love takoyaki in its regular form, but that giant takoyaki pancake is something I really need in my life too.
I lived in Japan for a few years and one of the first Japanese foods I had there was takoyaki! I was almost put off at first because of the octopus 🐙 but didn't want to offend my Japanese colleagues and I was there to experience new things. It was so yummy! I soon learned that squiggly wiggly octopus and squid are tasty. Grilled squid on a stick was a festival favorite of mine as well. This video came out at the perfect time since I'm making Japanese croquettes for dinner tonight and couldn't find the katsu sauce at the store. I was just going to use ketchup but didn't realize how easy it was to make and have all the ingredients on hand! Thanks! I have cabbage in my garden this year and would love to see your take on okonomiyaki!
Okonomiyaki is on the shortlist! Thanks for watching.
@@BrianLagerstrom You have nearly turned Takoyaki into Okonomiyaki lol. I love Okonomiyaki.
@@BrianLagerstrom Make sure to try the different styles they are quite different, Personally Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki is my favourite style.
I'm so glad you had a fun time in Tokyo and got to eat many delicious foods!
Finally! Thanks for doing this!
I found a pan for this in my stepfather's kitchen. He was Japanese. I had no idea what it was for, and now I'm going to try this!
You know what I really like? You not only teach the recipe but also the technique. Keep it up!
I've seen two of your videos and they were both bangers good job man also vetted is fire thanks for the recomandation
M! S! G!
Finally, Brian gives recognition on air to the king of flavor! The most magical white powder that you can buy legally!
Yes, so attacked for ages... turns out it is OK to eat it now.
I’m a huge One piece fan. There’s a scene where a character has a Takoyaki stand and Luffy can’t get enough of it. Ever since then, this has been my favorite Japanese snack. I’m definitely going to make these soon.
Lol Hachi's takoyaki stand is what prompted me to try it too. Can 100% say One Piece introduced me to my favourite Japanese street food (so far).
@@mariblue72 Lol. I’m so glad someone knew exactly what I was talking about and I’m not the only one 😂
This is one of my favorite dishes in japanese restaurants. Thank you so much for this recipe!!! 🙌🔥 I never thought I could try it at home but now I have the perfect instruction. 😌💖👩🍳
I hope you try, these are super fun.
Omg, I love your way of creating a dish my western brain didn't think to create the same flavor experience. Thank you so much!
I do have one question... Can you make okinomiyaki next in your Japanese set of recipes?
Takoyaki is so good! and it's always fun to watch them being made.
Amazing video, will try the recipe for sure!
Simply amazing!
You are just fabulous. I have learned so much about cooking so please don’t stop! Pizza bread especially.
Thanks for watching
(removes octopus beak) DEMONOTIZED!! lol This looks fantastic. And you did a great job breaking the process down so anyone can make them at home.
This looks AMAZING
Thank you for a nice video about takoyaki, the best street food in Japan👍
This one was fun, thanks Brian!
I was just thinking about this :D amazing timing
Literally have been craving Takoyaki for a while now, thanks Brian!
Takoyaki is so good, glad to see you tackling this.
Yesss these are amazing!❤
👍🏻 Fascinating, thanks Bri!
I recently came across a YT short, of a batch of these being prepared by a street vendor. Very intriguing, but not a word of explanation. So, a big Thank You for filling in the blanks and making sense of it all!
this youtube channel is just a love letter to the immersion blender
thank you so much for this takoyaki recipe brian... i will make some next weekend!
Editing is excellent, my man
Thanks Bri, for showing us how to do this at home. I love takoyaki but the unending queues at my favourite takoyaki stand is why I have not eaten this in years.
Thank you for including the frying pan method. It looks really good! I love takoyaki, so I need to give that a try.
It’s just amazing to see the progression of this channel. I remember the 50k subs Confetti cake 2 years ago.
You are amazing. This dish is amazing. Thank you!
I use my takoyaki pan for awesome cornbread and apple fritters. Also, they make awesome pancake balls when filled with bacon or maple sausage and covered with syrup and fruit.
Oh gush! How many medications are you taking to stay alive 💊 💊
My daughter and I love quirky Asian food, and Takoyaki is definitely that. A good memory for us is being in Boston and at 1AM deciding we needed to hop on the Red Line and go get some Takoyaki. It was so cool being there late and seeing that place absolutely hopping!
Super interesting episode. Never heard of this dish and I learned a lot of new things - thanks!
You can find those pans for making takoyaki all over the place in Chinese and Asian markets here in the USA. They're often made of cast iron, and also often nonstick pans. The cast iron takoyaki pans are identical to aebelskiver pans used in Europe for making aebelskivers...and aebelskivers are made the same way but with *very* different ingredients. 🙂
They can also makeThai kanom kroc and west African masa or waina. Amazing how different they are.
Yes Bri! The best of the lesser known Japanese snacks. I was wondering about trying to tackle these using one of those mini donut makers.
Brian the real hero for showing how to do it without the mould 🙌🏽
I was in tokyo last month! These are great i am soo happy to see your recipe!
Another method to make them shaped without a pan is to put the batter into ice cube trays (a silicone tray would be best) and freeze solid, then while still frozen fry them in oil (shallow is fine, just make sure at least half covered and rotate when needed). This works extremely well and they keep their form, and an advantage is you can make a large batch in advance and keep frozen until you want some. I would make a bit thicker batter than in this video though, and when I did it the few times I've made takoyaki I mixed all the add-ins (I've used cabbage, green onion, octopus and prawns in mine) directly into the entire batter before putting into the tray rather than into each individual portion (though I guess you could do that to ensure more evened portions).
Another method I tried once, the first time, was a free form shaping of a much thicker batter with spoons and dropping directly into the oil which should be deep enough to basically cover it all. Definitely comes out much rougher looking but the end result is still good, I do prefer the frozen method feeling the thinner batter produces a better result and keeping some frozen is just handy.
Thanks for doing something really different!!!
You are the absolute bomb for cooking videos on CZcams. How about a bloopers reel on a Monday? Some of the goofs you've shared have been very funny (intentional or not).
Stoked to try this recipe. I bought a takoyaki pan years ago but never confident to make them. I love takoyaki.
impressive Brian im glad youre not scared to try making things out of most of our leagues but looks easy with your step by step directions ill try making it love asian food thanks:)
Yay, new video!
Thanks for the fun video! I really needed your comic relief today.
Looks Yummy!
It’s fate! I was thinking of making this for my boyfriend’s birthday. You’re timing is perfect.
Thank you!!!
I loved takoyaki when I lived in Japan, it's just so darn good. Street food was one of the absolute best things about Japanese cuisine.
The best Takoyaki I’ve ever seen!
ooh hope this is the start of some Japanese food videos!
You have such a unique way with words. Not to mention some pretty damned good recipes. Thanks. I wish you would do a cookbook. 😊
Ive been wanting to try takoyaki ever since I first saw it.
Takoyaki is one of my favorite foods. Yours looks great!
I got a huge craving after watching this video and went and bought the ingredients. It turned out SOO GOOD!! 🤤🤤🤤 Thanks for the recipe!
(I used soy sauce instead of the dashi powder, leek instead of scallions, sugar instead of molasses, bacon instead of octopus and fried in a pan, not a takoyaki pan).
Great video! Did you try Okonomiyaki? It's pretty similar to your "frittata"-shaped takoyaki and it's delicious too!
Hi bri,
Love that you tend to use more reusable glass bowls instead of plastic containers for your ingredients in your more recent videos. Love a sustainable channel 😅❤
Greetings from Germany
I appreciate the shot where you sauce up the lens. That took planning and it’s fun to plan something silly like that :D
I haven’t even watched this yet Bri it I know I will make it a ton of times. We found the Chinese store on Olive in St Louis so we have all of the ingredients. Keep the recipes buddy. You rock.
I am so excited for this recipe! I have a Danish Aebleskiver pan and I think it will work perfectly for this! I damn near died when you were talking about cutting the head off the octopus! Then you said removing the beak was almost just as bad, but then you actually showed it again at the end! I freaking love you! 😂😂😂
Everytime I go to New Ichiban in Swansea I ALWAYS get Takoyaki! It's soooo good!
I love your recipes and this is one of the best !!
I usually use chopped Japanese sausage and cheese instead of octopus. It’s delicious.
Perfect timing my man. We are having a Takoyaki party at our friends house next weekend!
Looks delicious! 😋🙂
You popped up on my feed, and your work is just what I'm looking for, yay, CZcams hit it right. Not, necessarily for octo or many such exotic product.. I'm after the base recipes, ie; Kewpie, batters and other well used sauces. Miigwetch.
I had takoyaki at Nudo this weekend and it made me miss Los Angeles. I can hardly imagine needing to miss the ones from Tokyo!
it's super satisfying to watch you take those final bites. 😅
Wow, that dish is one of the best things you've made and I can't wait to try it. I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to Japanese cuisine so I hope you do more of them. Is that an open can in your fridge at the 5 minute mark?
Bonito flakes are called katsuobushi. Bonito is the name of the fish used to make them, aka skipjack tuna. Just got back from Japan also and had dry aged bonito sashimi smoked over straw. Delicious.
Was super suspicious of Takoyaki before I had it. After trying it I can say with confidence that it is mighty fine.
We need a Brian Lagerstrom subscription service like Hello Fresh/Plated/Blue Apron. Sometimes theres some dishes you make that look absolutely fire, but I hate buying full ingredients for one dish. That was the best part of those services, in my opinion.
Thanks for covering takoyaki. One of my favorite foods. Do you have a good stuffed mushroom recipe?
Outstanding teaching moment Brian, as always. Love Octopus, but assuming some leftovers, will this keep in fridge, and stand up to a quick pan or oven re-heat?
Man it must have been a blast in Tokyo.
it really was
Octopus made me miss Spain. I am so trying this recipe. Thanks. And I do love Asian food. =)
Awesome recipe, man! It's cool to see you make everything from scratch! Very similar to how my Japanese partner and I make them when craving them!
Another good way to add sweetness and saltiness into the takoyaki-sauce is to use Indonesian 'Kecap Manis' instead of molasses. This, in combination with soy sauce, ketchup and worcestershire sauce really is almost identical to the brands you can buy.
The only thing I have to say (and which most people on non-japanese youtube do, by the way), is that 'nori' is not the same as the 'aonori' you find sprinkled over your takoyaki in Japan! The words are similar, but they are a different seaweed and not used for the same purposes!
I lived in Osaka for a few months. The place to go for foodies. I ate takoyaki almost everyday
Overfilling is actually a good thing. It's kinda why the sides of the pan is tall. I used that same method you did when I was just starting but now I like the overfill method better.
Just ate the takoyaki at Epcot in Orlando, they were one of the best bites of the trip
Got to try this dish when I visited some friends on Huntsville AL and omg. They were so good. That was the first time I had tried octopus before and it wasn’t nearly as chewy as I was expecting it to be
I'm proud of you Bri. You did it justice. I used to love eating takoyaki when I lived in Ashiya (about a half hour west of Osaka). My mom (born and raised in Japan) made it a few times for us, but then she would complain that it was a pain in the ass to make. Haha
And thanks for the homemade versions of KewPie mayo and takoyaki sauce (we used "Bulldog" sauce at home)
Great recipe! When you showed a single pancake version, it looked like okonomiyaki 😊 Sans the cabbage. Would you make a video about it?
that's exactly what I was thinking.
This looks so damn good! Can you do Okonomiyaki next??
That shot of BBQ into the lens made me physically jump back in my seat. Nice touch hahah
God I love this man.
man. that looks the best.
There is so much good food in Japan. It could probably keep you busy for half a year doing recipes.
love your channel. Moving forward, can you please look at low carbon cooking including induction cooking instead of gas!? 😁
Fun to watch, however I will never make this. Would love to try it though...
Yes!!!! I ordered Takoyaki three times this week. Probably should learn how to make it instead
I would never have known this existed let alone wanted to try it! If you told me yesterday that I’d be salivating over some kind of octopus junk food I’d call you a liar!!! Great work, keep it up!
I watched Red Wedding without a blink, but that beak extraction (and repeat!!! - thanks Brian) really did a number on me. :D
Hey Bri! Great video, as usual! But, what did you do with the HEAD????