Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake. Instead of using air bubbles to lighten the pancake, thin strips of cabbage provide levity to the cake. This is a very popular street food in Japan, and can be topped with all sorts of different ingredients, as "Okonomiyaki" roughly translates to "Grilled how you like".

- ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min

- 🍳 Cook time: 10 min

- 🍽️ Servings: 1

Ingredients

- 125g flour

- 1 egg

- 125ml water

- Thinly sliced meat, any kind can do, sliced pork, beef, even bacon

- Dashi powder or any desired seasonings

- 2-4 leaves cabbage

- Pinch salt to taste

- The following options are traditional but can be substituted with any desired toppings

- Tonkatsu sauce (sometimes known as Bulldog sauce) in squirt bottle

- Mayonnaise in squirt bottle

- Sriacha in squirt bottle

- Katsuobushi (Dried bonito flakes)

- Nori (Dried roasted seaweed)

Directions

1. Chop cabbage into thin strips.

2. Whisk water and egg together in a bowl and then whisk in flour, salt, and seasonings.

3. Fold cabbage into batter with as few folds as possible to completely work the cabbage in.

4. Fry meat in a pre-heated cast-iron pan or griddle on medium-high heat until brown on one side, flip, and immediately pour batter on top after flipping.

5. Allow to cook for 2-3 minutes and either flip the pancake, or move under a broiler to cook the top for another 2-3 minutes.

6. Move pancake to a serving plate meat side up and squirt tonkatsu sauce, mayonnaise, and sriracha over the top in a zig-zag pattern

7. Sprinkle katsuobushi and nori on top of the sauces and the okonomiyaki is ready to serve.

Contribution

;tags: quick japanese