Tofu and Octopus Meatballs

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Snack

Cuisines: Japanese

Ingredients: Tofu Seafood

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Meatballs
• 400 gram firm tofu
• 300 gram octopus
• 1 egg
• 6 tablespoon katakuriko/potato starch or cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon chicken stock powder
• 1 tablespoon grated garlic
• oil, for frying
• Dipping sauce
• ponzu sauce
• onion, thinly sliced
• scallions, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Prep tofu: Pat dry tofu with kitchen paper, cut it into small pieces, and mash it with a fork/masher or your hands.
2. Prep octopus: Boil a pot of water and blanch octopus until they turn red. Remove the octopus from the pot and plunge them into a bowl of ice water. Strain them and chop them into small pieces.
3. Meatball mix: Combine mashed tofu with chopped octopus, egg, katakuriko, grated garlic, and chicken stock powder.
4. Fry meatballs: Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Shape tablespoonfuls of tofu and octopus mixture into round patties and fry until golden brown. Arrange them on a serving plate.
5. Dipping sauce: Add sliced onion and scallions to ponzu sauce to make a dipping sauce.
6. Serve: Serve fried tofu and octopus meatballs with the dipping sauce immediately.