How to make Taiyaki – simple delicious Japanese fish cake at home

Taiyaki or grilled fish cake – shaped like a fish, this is also a very popular street snack in Japan. The cake is stuffed with sweet red bean paste, cheese, or corn, … The cake has the sweetness of condensed milk, a little salty taste that makes the eater “melt” in each bite. Taiyaki is not only causing a “fever” in Japan, but it is also spreading in Vietnam.

You must be thinking that this delicious dish can only be prepared by professional chefs, right? But no, as long as you have an empty stomach and have more instructors, you will quickly produce delicious and eye-catching finished products. Now let’s go to the kitchen with lassho.edu.vn!

Cooking time: 60 minutes

For: 2-4 people to eat

Ingredients for making Taiyaki with red bean paste

• 150g baking flour
• 100g mashed red beans
• 200ml fresh milk (with or without sugar)
• 1 chicken egg
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Cooking oil, sugar, salt
• Fish-shaped baking pan (available at bakeries)

How to make Taiyaki with red bean paste

Step 1: Make the crust

Sift flour and salt

First, put 150g of flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 teaspoon of salt into a sieve. Then sift the mixture into a large bowl , then add the sugar.

You take a new bowl, put in 1 egg and then beat it up. Next, you add the prepared fresh milk, and continue to beat.

Beat egg mixture

Combine dry and wet ingredients and beat until smooth. Keep the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, to let the dough soften and absorb the liquid.

Combination of dry and wet ingredients

Step 2: Make the red bean paste for the cake

Make red bean paste for cake

If you buy pre-ground red bean paste, it’s more convenient and you don’t need to do this step.

Otherwise, you follow the following way to multiply!

Red beans are soaked in water for about 30 minutes to bloom, then washed, put in a pot of boiling water until the beans are cooked and drained.

Add sugar and a little salt to the pot of beans, taste until just to taste. Puree the beans, do it when the beans are still hot, it will be faster.

Step 3: Bake the cake

Bake

Pour the prepared dough into a mug or pitcher to facilitate pouring the dough into the mold.

Now let’s bake. You take the previously prepared fish-shaped baking mold and put it on the stove, wait until it is hot, then brush a layer of oil into the mold . Then you pour the dough halfway up the mold, then add the red bean paste.

After adding the filling, you pour another layer of flour . Note that this top layer of dough must cover the filling.

Remember to turn the cake over so that it cooks evenly. When the cake turns golden yellow and fragrant, remove the cake from the mold and place it on a plate.

Finished Product

Personalized red bean cake

So I finished making Taiyaki. Here is the finished dish:

After making fish cakes, there is a strong aroma of milk eggs, the best cake is when eaten hot. Bite a piece of cake, we will feel the crispy outer layer, covered with soft red bean paste , the sweetness spreads, the cake is like melting in the mouth. If you don’t like red beans, you can also replace them with cheese, chocolate, or green beans.

Above is a tutorial on how to make Taiyaki easy to eat and easy to make. Hopefully the above article will help you make a beautiful and delicious fish cake, solve your cravings and hunger. Hurry up to the kitchen and do it right away! Wish you success!

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