Okonomiyaki

A Japanese savory pancake (okonomi-yaki: "what you like, grilled") made with shredded cabbage, flour, egg, and your choice of additions — bacon, shrimp, or vegetables. Topped with okonomiyaki sauce, Japanese mayonnaise, katsuobushi, and aonori. A distinctive cuisine facet test case for "japanese pancake", "savory pancake", and "osaka food".

Ingredients

• 200 g plain flour
• 300 ml dashi stock (or water with 1/2 tsp dashi powder)
• 3 eggs
• 400 g white cabbage, finely shredded
• 4 rashers streaky bacon (or 100 g shrimp/prawns)
• 2 spring onions (scallions, green onions), sliced
• Okonomiyaki sauce (or mix: 2 tbsp Worcestershire, 1 tbsp ketchup, 1 tsp soy sauce)
• Japanese mayonnaise (Kewpie)
• Katsuobushi (bonito flakes) and aonori (dried seaweed) to top

Method

1. Whisk flour, dashi, and eggs to a smooth batter.
2. Fold in shredded cabbage and spring onion (scallion). Mix well.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Pour in half the batter. Lay bacon rashers over the top.
4. Cook 5–7 minutes on medium until set underneath. Flip and cook 4–5 minutes on the other side.
5. Drizzle okonomiyaki sauce and mayonnaise over. Top with katsuobushi and aonori.

Tags: japanese, savory-pancake, 30min, okonomiyaki, osaka, japanese street food, quick dinner, scallion, spring onion, green onion