Takoyaki

Ingredients

1 2/3 cup flour
2 1/2 cup dashi soup
2 eggs
1/2 lb. boiled octopus, cut into bite-size pieces
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/4 cup dried sakura ebi red shrimp
1/4 cup chopped pickled red ginger
For toppings:
katsuobushi dried bonito flakes
aonori green seaweed powder
Worcestershire sauce or takoyaki sauce
mayonnaise


Method

Mix flour, dashi soup, and eggs in a bowl to make batter.
Thickness of the batter should be like potage soup.
Put oil inside cups of a takoyaki grill pan.
Pour batter into the cups to the full.
Put octopus, red ginger, and green onion in each hole.
Grill takoyaki balls, turning with a pick.
When takoyaki become rounds and brown, remove them from the pan and place in a plate.
Put sauce and mayonnaise on takoyaki and sprinkle bonito flakes and aonori on the top.