Osaka-style Okonomiyaki

4 servings

30 minutes

"Okonomi" in Japanese means "what you love", "yaki" - "everything that is fried on the fire". The name itself reflects the Japanese people's ardent love for cabbage pancakes okonomiyaki. The recipe is based on the pizza principle: everything that is currently in the refrigerator can become part of the pancakes. There are two traditional cooking options. The first is when a pancake made of thin tempura dough is baked separately, and then everything else is dumped on it (this is the Hiroshima and Tokyo style). The second is when chopped cabbage can be mixed into the dough, and the pancake turns out thick, like a pancake - this style is practiced in Osaka. But no matter how the relationship between the dough and cabbage develops, okonomiyaki is always decorated with curls of mayonnaise and a wiggling tuna shaving on top . Recipe from the tatinomi bar "Teburashika.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 689.4
• Proteins: 31.3g
• Fats: 29.8g
• Carbohydrates: 83.6g

Ingredients

• Red cabbage: 400 g
• Chicken egg: 1 pc
• Wheat flour: 250 g
• Salt: 5 g
• Baking powder: 5 g
• Dashi broth: 250 ml
• Shrimps: 120 g
• Bacon: 16 pc
• Okonomiyaki sauce: 8 tbsp
• Japanese mayonnaise: to taste
• Green onions: to taste
• Dry seaweed nori: to taste
• Tuna shavings: to taste
• Vegetable oil: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Chop the cabbage finely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Red cabbage: 400 g

2. Crack the egg into a bowl, lightly beat it. Add flour, mix everything gently, add salt.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 1 piece
   • Wheat flour: 250 g
   • Salt: 5 g

3. Add dashi broth, mix the dough until smooth to avoid lumps. The dough should be quite thick and sticky.

   Required ingredients:

   • Dashi broth: 250 ml

4. Pour the batter over the cabbage and mix.

   Required ingredients:

   • Red cabbage: 400 g

5. Cut the shrimp into large cubes. Add to the dough and mix.

   Required ingredients:

   • Shrimps: 120 g

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

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil:  to taste

7. Open the lid, lay out 4 slices of bacon, cover with a lid, and fry for another 2-3 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Bacon: 16 pieces

8. Flip the okonomiyaki, cover with a lid, and fry for another 2-3 minutes. Repeat this for three more pancakes.

9. Open the lid. Flip the okonomiyaki. Pour 2 tablespoons of sauce on each pancake and spread it with a brush over the surface.

   Required ingredients:

   • Okonomiyaki sauce: 8 tablespoons

10. Drizzle okonomiyaki with Japanese mayonnaise. Sprinkle with green onions, nori, and tuna flakes. Transfer to a plate and serve hot.

    Required ingredients:

    • Japanese mayonnaise:  to taste
    • Green onions:  to taste
    • Dry seaweed nori:  to taste
    • Tuna shavings:  to taste