Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki is a Japanese pancake that is eaten as a snack. The name is derived from the words okonomi and yaki, which can be loosely translated as 'grilled as you like'. It consists of a batter with toppings of choice and is grilled on a teppan. You can serve the okonomiyaki as is, but for this component we cut them into circles to use as a side dish or snack. Recipe for approx. 500 grams of batter.
🍽️ Makes 500
Ingredients
| 250 g | dashi | |
| 1 | egg, lightly beaten | |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | yeast |
| 250 g | flour | |
| 1 | cabbage, any variety | |
| — | toppings, as desired |
Instructions
- Stir together the dashi and the egg in a bowl.
- In another bowl, sieve together the flour and the yeast and stir in the dashi mixture.
- Cut the cabbage into strips and fold these into the batter.
- Heat a frying pan with peanut oil.
- Spoon a layer of batter of about 2 cm thick into the pan and bake about five minutes on each side until crispy and cooked through.
Serving suggestions:
- As a snack or lunch dish.
- Serve with tonkatsu sauce and Japanese mayonnaise.
- As a base for a vegetable dish.