Okonomiyaki
source: Ajinomoto
What is Okonomiyaki?
Popular street food from Osaka, Japan.
It is simply a Japanese savoury pancake made primarily from shredded cabbage, flour, eggs and water.
Some call it Japanese pizza.
Ingredients
- 200ml water
- 1tsp konbu dashi stock powder
- 160g plain flour
- 4 egg
- 1/4tsp salt
- 1/4tsp sugar
- 480g finely chopped cabbage
- 40g chopped green shallot
- 40g Tenkasu
- 160g thinly sliced pork
- bonito flake to garnish
- aonori
- bonito (katsuobushi)
- okonomiyaki souce
- mayo
Instructions
- Dissolve the dashi powder into the water to make the dashi stock.
- Place the flour in a large bowl and add salt, sugar, and pour the dashi stock in to mix. Set aside.
- Divide the chopped cabbage, green shallots, and tenkasu into 4 small mixing bowls.
- Add one egg each and 1/4 of flour and dashi mixture to each bowl.
- Mix them well together.
- Heat cooking plate to 200 degrees and pour the cabbage mixture onto the cooking plate to spread approximately 2cm thickness.
- Place the thinly sliced pork and bonito flake on top of the cabbage mixture.
- When the edge of the okonomiyaki has become firm and cooked, flip it over with two egg flippers.
- Put the lid on and steam grill for a few minutes.
- Turn the okonomiyaki over one more time to check whether the meat is cooked.
- Brush the okonomiyaki with Okonomiyaki sauce and garnish with more bonito and sprinkle aonori to serve.
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