Cabbage pancake Okonomiyaki
Origin of the recipe
Okonomiyaki is a Japanese fast food that traditionally occupies the same niche as pizza in Japan. It's a fried flatbread made with egg, flour, and cabbage, but can be topped with a wide variety of ingredients. "Okonomi" literally means "whatever your heart desires." Okonomiyaki is typically served with the eponymous sauce and fried on a teppan, a special flat griddle, but a regular frying pan will do just as well.
What do you need for cooking?
Ingredients
Batter:
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Flour
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Baking powder
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Salt
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Water
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Soy sauce
Main ingredients:
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Egg
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Young cabbage
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Green onions
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Breadcrumbs
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Pickled ginger
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Bacon
Topping:
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Bonito flakes
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Green onions
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Okonomiyaki sauce
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Kewpie mayonnaise (if available)
Kitchen utensils
- Knife
- Board
- Bowls
- Whisk
- Pan
- Grater-shredder
Step-by-step recipe
Step 1:
Place flour, a quarter teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch of salt in a bowl and mix until smooth.
Step 2:
Pour in water, half a teaspoon of soy sauce, mix well with a whisk to avoid lumps.
Step 3:
Finely slice 15 grams of green onions into rings, and coarsely grate the cabbage. Add the vegetables to the mixture in the bowl.
Step 4:
Add breadcrumbs, a tablespoon of red pickled ginger, beat in 1 egg and mix all ingredients well.
Step 5:
Heat a frying pan over medium heat, pour in a tablespoon of vegetable oil, put in the prepared mixture, smooth it out and cook for about 2 minutes.
Step 6:
Place 3-4 strips of bacon across the pancake and fry until golden brown.
Step 7:
Quickly flip the pancake, being careful not to drop the bacon. Cook until the bacon is cooked through.
Step 8:
Flip the pancake over with the bacon facing up and fry it for a bit, then flip it over again with the bacon facing down.
Step 9:
Place the pancake on a plate, top with okonomiyaki sauce and mayonnaise, and sprinkle with green onions and bonito flakes.
Cooking tips
Okonomiyaki sauce is an essential part of Japanese cuisine, and no okonomiyaki dish is complete without it. It can be purchased online, but if you have trouble finding it, you can substitute the more readily available oyster sauce.
Instead of bonito flakes – shavings of dried fermented tuna – you can use small dried anchovies or dried shiitake mushrooms.
