Osaka-Style Okonomiyaki

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

"Okonomi" translates from Japanese to mean "what you love," and "yaki" means "grilled or fried." The very name reflects the Japanese passion for cabbage pancakes known as okonomiyaki. The recipe is based on the principle of pizza: anything you have in the fridge can become part of the pancakes. There are two traditional styles of preparation. The first involves a thin tempura batter pancake cooked separately, onto which all the other ingredients are piled (this style is typical of Hiroshima and Tokyo). The second style, practiced in Osaka, incorporates chopped cabbage directly into the batter, resulting in a thick pancake, similar to a fritter. Regardless of how the batter and cabbage come together, okonomiyaki is always topped with decorative swirls of mayonnaise and moving bonito flakes. This recipe is adapted from a popular American restaurant.

Ingredients

Red Currant - 14.1 oz
Chicken Egg - 1 piece
Wheat Flour - 8.8 oz
Salt - 0.2 oz
Baking Powder - 0.2 oz
Dashi powder - 8 fl oz
Shrimp - 4.2 oz
Bacon - 16 pieces
Yakiniku sauce - 8 teaspoons
Kewpie Japanese Mayonnaise - to taste
Scallions - to taste
Dried Nori Seaweed - to taste
Tuna - to taste
Vegetable Oil - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Finely chop the cabbage.

Step 2

Crack an egg into a bowl and lightly beat it. Add flour, mix everything gently, and then add salt.

Step 3

Add the dashi broth and mix the batter until smooth, ensuring there are no lumps. The batter should be quite thick and sticky.

Step 4

Pour the batter over the cabbage and mix well.

Step 5

Chop the shrimp into large cubes. Add to the batter and mix well.

Step 6

Pour vegetable oil into the frying pan and heat it over medium heat. Divide the dough into four parts. Place one part of the dough into the pan and shape it into a flat pancake. Cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes.

Step 7

Remove the lid, place 4 slices of bacon in the pan, cover it again, and fry for another 2–3 minutes.

Step 8

Flip the okonomiyaki, cover with a lid, and cook for another 2–3 minutes. Repeat this for the remaining three pancakes.

Step 9

Open the lid. Flip the okonomiyaki. Drizzle the okonomiyaki sauce (about 2 tablespoons per pancake) and spread it evenly across the surface using a brush.