# @brianlagerstrom on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=1i9pKIAGxD8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/6769169-brianlagerstrom-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2023-04-24T16:00:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** brianlagerstrom (@brianlagerstrom) — https://gondola.cc/brianlagerstrom

## Caption

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: https://bit.ly/3VREY7z

FULL RECIPE AND PROCESS: https://www.brianlagerstrom.com/recipes/takoyaki

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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

#takoyaki #octopusballs 

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## Tags

takoyaki, octopusballs

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