Recipe: Appetizing Japanese Savory Pan Cake (Okonomiyaki)

Japanese Savory Pan Cake (Okonomiyaki). Okonomiyaki is the famous Japanese savory pancake that is usually cooked at the dining table so you can customize it to your taste. My children loved okonomiyaki growing up - actually, they still love it just as much! Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) is a Japanese street food which is very popular among Western visitors who often try it for the first time in Japan.

Perhaps the most common version is. Okonomiyaki is a Japanese pancake stuffed with yummy goodness! 'Okonomi' means what you like and 'yaki' means grilled. The ingredients provided are the basic okonomiyaki recipe. You can cook Japanese Savory Pan Cake (Okonomiyaki) using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Japanese Savory Pan Cake (Okonomiyaki)

1. It's 200 g of all purpose flour : (A).
2. You need 2 tbsp of potato starch : (A).
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of baking powder : (A).
4. You need 250 mL of Dashi broth (1 tbsp Dashi powder n 250 mL water) : (A).
5. You need 150 g of grated potato.
6. You need 1 tbsp of Sake (white wine).
7. It's 5 of eggs.
8. You need 5 sheets of sliced pork.
9. You need 600 g of cabbage (chopped).
10. It's of your favourite toppings (shrimps, squid, etc.).
11. Prepare of Bonito flakes n Aonori for toppings (optional).
12. It's of Okonomiyaki sauce n mayonnaise.

Feel free to add any vegetables or other meats. Have fun playing with the ingredients! Okonomiyaki are Japanese savoury pancakes packed with flavour and SO easy to make! The batter is super simple to prepare and cook, with a mouth-watering mix of toppings including Japanese.

Japanese Savory Pan Cake (Okonomiyaki) instructions

1. Add all ingredients (A) in a large mixing bowl and mix with a whisk..
2. Pour the Dashi broth and the grated potato, and the sake in the bowl..
3. Let the batter rest in a fridge at least for 3 hours..
4. Chop the cabbage into small pieces..
5. Grease a frying pan and heat it..
6. Prepare another small bowl and add three handfuls of the chopped cabbage, 2 tbsp of Okonomiyaki batter, and 1 egg. Mix them about 3 times. Don't mix them too much..
7. Spread the Okonomiyaki batter mixed with the cabbage on the heated frying pan as soon as you can. Add the toppings and cover the frying pan with a lid. Braise it for a while..
8. When the Okonomiyaki becomes golden brown, flip it over and braise until the Okonomiyaki is cooked..
9. Serve on a plate and dress Okonomiyaki sauce and mayo. Sprinkle some bonito flakes and Aonori..

Pour the Okonomiyaki batter into a round pancake shape in the center of the pan. Enjoy one of the easiest and most delicious delicacies in Japanese cuisine with this okonomiyaki savoury pancake recipe. Okonomiyaki literally means 'grilled as you like it', and is made from seasoned flour, cabbage, and various fresh meats and vegetables mixed together and cooked in a frying pan just like a pancake. Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake. Depending upon the region of Japan, okonomiyaki is cooked differently.