How to Cook Japanese TAKOYAKI

Do you like Japanese Food?
i want to share with you one of their delicious food ,the TAKOYAKI
it is round in shaped kind a crispy outside and juicy inside..

luweeh's kitchen 

Takoyaki Recipe from Luweeh's Kitchen 

If you never heard or tried TAKOYAKI..Tako means octopus and YAKI means to fry or to grill..and made of flavored wheat flour based batter filled with some Japanese ingredients.
you can see them selling usually in festival season ..and of course everywhere ..
i heard that it's also popular in the Philippines, but never tried how they cook it ,what the ingredients they used and how it tastes like..excited to try on my next vacation.

I learned to eat Takoyaki when i met my husband (1986) at first i thought i can not eat them..and i learned to cooked it when my kids requested to make it at home that was 1990 ..

INGREDIENTS 
16 pieces Takoyaki balls ..3 cups flour for 2 cups water or adjust as it needed

12 to 14  pieces takoyaki balls 
2 cups takoyaki flour
1 egg
1 1/2 cup water and more 1/4 cup water..
1/4 cup chopped green onion /chives
boiled takoyaki ..sliced into small pieces or 1 cut bite size per takoyaki ball.
some amount of pickled salted ginger , cut in small pieces /beni shoga
tempura scraps / age dama /optional
dried small shrimps
1/2 tsp fish powder/optional

you can add some chopped cabbage
dried flakes squid
cheese
mochi

SAUCE and toppings
takoyaki sauce or tonkatsu sauce
mayonaise
dried sea weed powder
bonito flakes/katsuo bushi


tools you need..
2 barbecue stick ,or sharp thin tools for takoyaki making..
grilling plate for making takoyaki
some oil and brush


how to cook 
in a mixing bowl combine flour .beaten egg.fish powder and water..mix them all together
consistency should be liquidy not thick batter..

heat your takoyaki plate ...brush with oil all over
and pour the batter to fill the holes and put tako in each holes ,then scattered chives, ginger . dried shrimps ..don't disturbed in 3 minutes..

wait until turned to brown then turn each piece using the skewers ,stuffed the edges as you turn them in a nice round shape balls..
do it every pieces of each holes so that every balls cooked evenly .should be golden brown on all sides..try to eat one piece of takoyaki to know if it's already cooked .

then it's time to plate and brush or pour takoyaki sauce ,mayonnaise .sprinkle it with sea weed powder and bonito flakes on top

serve while it hot...enjoy...

video cooking here..

hope you like the recipe..

Pan de Munggo

Another Basic Bread Lesson 
Pag papaalsa at pag mamasa ng dough ay kung saan kayo sanay at kinaugalian..
May alam akong ibang paraan ng Fermentation process,pero kailangan kong sundin ang mga natutunan ko sa Baking Class..Sayang naman kung hindi ko ito gagamitin...anyway

Today 's Bread ay Monggo Bread na korteng bulaklak.maari namang bilog o any shape you like.
Pa loaf ,buns ,roll bread ..etcs.

Ang Pan de Monggo or munggo ay obvious  na munggo ang laman,or sweet red bean paste
na kung tawagin ay ANPAN dito sa Japan ,sa atin tinapay na may munggo na parang Hopia Bread.
maaring gumawa ng sweet beans or bumili na lang ng ready to use na..

Kailangan lang alisin ang mamasa masa sa beans para madaling mabilog ,at hindi makasira sa dough bago ito ibake.
ibalot muna sa medyo makapal na kitchen paper .hayaang maalis ng bahagya ang syrup

Mga Sangkap
Sweet Red Bean Paste
Bread Flour
Instant Yeast
Sugar
Lukewarm Water
Salt


short cut ko na ang DOUGH making..

cut the dough into 4 pieces ,divide equal.
double the ingredients to have more servings.

flatten each dough then ipalaman ang red bean paste at isara na parang gumagawa ng siopao
at ilagay sa isang wax paper ,pipiin ng dahan dahan ang bilog na dough..ingatan na hindi luluwa ang monggo.

 Takpan ng damp cloth at irest ng 10 minutes..

After ten minutes,ihanda ang Gunting na gamit sa Kusina,basain ang gunting
Gupitin ng 4 na beses ang paligid ng bilog na dough..tulad ng nasa larawan
At takpan ng plastic wrap at ng damp cloth ,paalsahin ulit ng mga 30 minutes.
PREHEAT oven..


After ng 30 minutes..
Pahiran ng binating itlog at budburan ng white sesame seeds
Then bake it for about..
kapag nag 3 minutes na ,baligtarin ang position ng bread at continue baking.

Palamigin sa cooling wire rock..then enjoy the pan de monggo..

Adobo Gyudon

Do you like to eat Japanese Food ?

how about Gyudon? kilala nyo ba ang totoong lasa nito..? Manamis-namis na katamtaman  lang ang alat sa timpla ng toyo..kala mo teriyaki pero hindi naman..

Adobo Gyudon Jaraannn...'

Ang Gyudon ay isang Beef meat ,sliced thinly usually mga reject na beef meat ,maninipis 

at kung sosyal ka gagamitin mong beef is yung first class which is kalimitang ginagamit sa Sukiyaki or Shabu Shabu..of courrse pati presyo ay sosyal.

Anyway,Gyudon is made of beef ( Gyu means Meat ng Beef ) at DON means bowl ,in short when you heard the word DON in a meal..yun po ay RICE BOWL.like TEN DON..Ten is short ng TEMPURA ..hindi si ding don..hahahh joke..

Anyway again.Gyudon is lasang manamis-namis na nilaga sa toyo ng hapon (kikoman soysauce)

Tinimplahan ng Fish Broth or Dashi ,sabaw ng isdang tuyo (tulingan ,mackerel or dilis)

nilalagyan ng Kombu ( dried sea weed po ito) at may ASUKAL NA HALO kaya tumatamis..

At dahil may instant na nga,.nabibili na ito sa pake pakete , FISH BROTH ( dashi kung Tawagin)

Kalimitang halo nito ay KONYAKU noodles,parang sotanghon ang image but rubbery chewy ang texture,its a kind of root craft naka formed sa noodles style..healthy po ito ..

May naglalagay ren ng Tofu dagdag sa gyudon,dekorasyon na ren ,itlog na hilaw or boiled,Pickled Ginger ...

Kalimitan sa mga murang Restaurant lunod lang ito sa SIBUYAS at babad na babad sa Soy sauce na tinimplahan ng dashi at asukal..ewan kung nagamit sila ng betsin (msg)

Anyway ulit...Yung GYUDOn ginawa kong ADOBO ang timpla na may kaunting sugar..

in short SWEET ADOBO po ang gyudon na niluto ko for my unica hija..haveyyy hehehh

INGREDIENTS...

300 grams Sliced beef thinly..any part basta hindi palambutin...

1 large white Onion..sliced lang parang sa bistek but not circle

ilang piraso ng pinitpit na bawang...more bawang is mas adobong adobo..

1/4 cup Vinegar

1/4 cup Soy sauce

2 tbsp sugar .lessen or add more is up to you 

1 cup water 

2 tsp olive oil or sesame oil

Pamintang durog (madaming taktak ) 

1 small piece of star anise /optional 

1 bay leaf if mayroon( wala kong laurel so i used all spiced seasoning ,a dash only )

PAGLULUTO

Sa isang kawali or kasirola

Pagsamasamahin ang sangkap..at Pakuluan lang hanggang maabsorb ang sauce sa beef..

haluin minsan.   lutuing mabute ang onion para mas masarap..

.check  nyo ang lasa..adjust then thats all..

ADOBO na,,at ipatong lang sa ibabaw ng RICE..

may Gyudon na adobo na.

bagay ito sa kimchi if mayroon...promise..'

bibimbap na ang dateng hehehhh

garnished with toasted sesame seeds...red pickled ginger .and green chives 

daughter's lunch before going to school..gyudon,with tomato salad,coffee jelly ,sweet beans ..

ENJOY...

no video now ..picture lang..next time na lang heheheh

Curry Rice and Pancit Yakisoba

Quick and Easy Lunch meal..Recipe from scratches
Something Japanese but timplang medyo Pinoy ang style
Imbentong lunch para sa nagmamadaling mommy like me
So ' whatever ingredients available you have there,let's cook curry and yakisoba
I got noodles and potatoes in the fridge..I cooked what veggies i found in the fridge .

Ingredients for YAKISOBA from scratch ( Pinoy Version Style )

2 pack of Yakisoba Noodles(buckwheat) or Canton Noodles 300 grams (you can use BIHON )
60 grams Mung-bean Sprout or Touge (mga dalawang dakot ng kamay) or use cabbage ,green beans atcs..
kaunting chorizo or( ham /or maybe hotdog)
kaunting bawang
kaunting sibuyas
kaunting green chives or kinchay
kaunting hiniwang carrots
2  tbsp Toyo (adjust as you like )
1 tbsp Suka (vinegar)
1/2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
Paminta
Patis (fish sauce)
Lemon or Kalamansi
Cooking oil para pang-gisa

i added some dried pusit ( or you can use pork meat,hipon ,and so on)

PAGLULUTO

Stir Fry method..
Igisa ang bawang .green onions, tofu (or iprito muna ang tokwa kung gustong prito ang tokwa )
Isunod ang touge ,haluin ng bahagya at isunod ang binanlawan na yakisoba noodles,
at haluing mabuti kasama ng gulay..
.adjust ang timpla according sa inyong panlasa ..

then serve and enjoy ..Then pigaan ng kalamansi at timplahan ng kaunting patis kung natatabangan..

Ang Gulay ko lang is halos sprout (Touge)

 CURRY COOKING METHOD
and INGREDIENTS

100 grams any meat ( pork chicken or beef) i used chicken breast,cut into small pieces
kaunting carrots /cut into bites size
kaunting patatas /cut into bites size
kaunting bawang na pinitpit
1 medium size puting sibuyas/sliced or chopped
2 tbsp butter or cooking oil
1 tbsp butter
salt and pepper
1 bay leaf
all spice seasoning
2 tbsp yogurt
1 tbsp  ketchup /or use tomato paste /or kahit wala
dried thyme /optional
2 tbsp honey or sugar
kapirasong piktal ng star anise
1 tsp turmeric powder
siling pulbos or fresh..i used cayenne pepper
1/4 cup coconut milk
cumin seeds/optional kung wala
curry powder /use as much as you like
enough water
2 to 3 tbsp cornstarch and some water

Pagluluto..
1..Magpainit ng mantika sa 2 tbsp at 1 tbsp butter ..Iprito ang cumin seeds,laurel ,dried thyme at star anise.
until fragrant ..then alisin ang mga herbs sa mantika..

2..Iprito ang manok sa mantikang nasa kawali,taktakan ng kapatak na paminta at siling pulbos,lutuin ang manok sa mahinang apoy ...isunod ang turmeric powder..hayaang maging dilaw ang  manok

3 isunod ang sibuyas  ..lutuin ang sibuyas kasama ng manok..kailang madurog ang sibuyas takpan para mabilis maluto

4.Kapag luto na ang sibuyas ,buhusan ng 2 cups na tubig at 1/4 cup na coconut milk
at isunod ang tomato paste or ketchup ,haluin mabute ..
then takpan pasubuhan muna bago isunod ang ibang sangkap

5.Kapag sumubo na ,ihalo ang carrots ,patatas,at sapat na dami ng
 (curry powder.1/2 cup maybe )Haluin para di mamuo ,takpan at lutuin sa mahinang apoy..
(Obserbahan ng di masunog at manikit ,Haluin Paminsan minsan )

6..kapag malambot na ang patatas at carrots lagyan ng kaunting at asukal at yogurt .kung wala ok lang..
luluin ulit ng isang minuto at ready to serve na..

KUNG GUSTO NG MEDYO CREAMY .Adding Cornstarch is suggested..2 tbsp of cornstarch dillute in 4 tbsp water at haluing mabuti until its cook ..thats all.

enjoy with hot rice ..

itadakimasu....kain na po..
..no video right now..