Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, okonomiyaki. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Okonomiyaki is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Okonomiyaki is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Okonomiyaki (literally means 'grilled as you like it') is a savory version of Japanese pancake, made with flour, eggs, shredded cabbage, meat/ protein and topped with a variety of condiments. What is Okonomiyaki? (お好み焼き) It's a traditional Japanese food that is sometimes called "Japanese Pancake" or "Japanese Pizza". It's a savory dish that is a bit more.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have okonomiyaki using 25 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Okonomiyaki:
  1. Take Batter:
  2. Make ready 120 g Unbleached All Purpose Flour,
  3. Take Pinch Sea Salt,
  4. Make ready Pinch Granulated Sugar,
  5. Get Pinch Baking Powder,
  6. Take 160 g Nagaimo / Japanese Yam Grated,
  7. Prepare 180 ml Daishi,
  8. Make ready 1/2 Cup Tenkasu / Tempura Scraps,
  9. Make ready 1/2 Inch Ginger Grated,
  10. Prepare 4 Eggs Light Beaten,
  11. Make ready 740 g Japanese Cabbage Finely Shredded,
  12. Take Shichimi Togarashi / Japanese 7 Peppers, Pinch
  13. Get Sauce:
  14. Prepare 1.5 TBSP Granulated Sugar,
  15. Prepare 2 TBSP Oyster Sauce,
  16. Take 4 TBSP Tomato Ketchup,
  17. Get 3.5 TBSP Worcestershire Sauce,
  18. Take Pinch ​High Quality Wasabi,
  19. Get Assembly:
  20. Get Canola / Peanut / Vegetable Oil, A Few Drizzle
  21. Get 8 Slices High Quality Chicken Bacon,
  22. Take Nori Flakes, For Toppings
  23. Take Kewpie Mayo, For Toppings
  24. Prepare Scallions Coarsely Sliced, For Toppings
  25. Prepare Bonito Flakes, For Toppings

With a history as rich as its flavor, Japan's "pancake/pizza/crepe/omelette" will fill you up and ensure you come back for more. Okonomiyaki (���D�ݏĂ�) is a popular pan-fried dish that consists of batter and cabbage. Selected toppings and ingredients are added which can vary greatly (anything from meat and seafood. Okonomiyaki is a cabbage pancake covered with Okonomiyaki sauce.

Steps to make Okonomiyaki:
  1. Prepare batter. - - In a large bowl, add flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. - - Mix until well combined. - - Add in yam and incorporated well. - - The mixture should comes together like a dough.
  2. Gradually add in dashi while still mixing. - - Mix until well combine making sure no large lumps. - - You can pass the batter thru' a fine sieve. - - Cover with cling film and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hr.
  3. While waiting for the batter to set, prepare the sauce. - - In a small bowl, combine everything together. - - Set aside in the fridge until ready to use. - - After 1 hr, prep the batter.
  4. Add in tenkasu, ginger and eggs. - - If you can't find tenkasu, you can simply just deep fried up some batter. Tenkasu is just tempura scraps or leftover. - - Mix until well combined. - - Lastly fold in the cabbage and Shichimi Togarashi until fully incorporated.
  5. Assemble the okonomiyaki. - - In a skillet over medium heat, drizzle some oil. - - Once the oil is heated up, add in the batter. - - I am making 8 inch okonomiyaki in which the batter will fill up my skillet.
  6. You can make smaller ones by dividing the batter into 4 equal portions. - - Gently shape the batter into a round disc. - - Add strips of bacon on top of the batter.
  7. Cover the skillet and cook for 5 mins. - - Once bottom is lightly charred, confidently flip the batter. - - It is okay if it is messy. Use a spatula to coax into a round disc again. - - Cover and cook for another 5 mins.
  8. Once bottom is lightly charred, flip onto serving plate. - - Brush the sauce onto the okonomiyaki. - - Sprinkle nori flakes over the top. - - I dislike my okonomiyaki with lots of mayo, so I just dollops them over the top.
  9. If you prefer, you can squeeze mayo all over the top in a zig-zag motion. - - Lastly, sprinkle some bonito flakes and scallions over the top. - - Repeat the steps for the remaining okonomiyaki. - - Serve immediately and enjoy how the bonito flakes dance.

Okonomiyaki is found anywhere in Japan, but is big in the Osaka area in western Japan where we are (proudly) from. Okonomiyaki - Japanese savoury pancake containing loads of shredded cabbage topped with egg, meat and bonito flakes. Eat with sweet sauce and mayonnaise! This recipe is for the Osaka-style version, which can be topped with a variety of ingredients. Okonomiyaki - The yummiest pancake in the world with the okonomiyaki secret sauce -A.

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