Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, okonomiyaki. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Okonomiyaki is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Okonomiyaki is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き, o-konomi-yaki) (listen ) is a Japanese savory pancake containing a variety of ingredients in a wheat-flour-based batter; it is an example of konamon. 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. Best Okonomiyaki Recipe: Okonomiyak is easy to make!
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook okonomiyaki using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Okonomiyaki:
- Make ready 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
- Take 1/8 tsp Kosher salt
- Take 1/8 tsp Granulated sugar
- Prepare 1/8 tsp Baking powder
- Prepare 1 inch Nagaimo
- Make ready 90 ml Dashi
- Get 400 g/ half Large cabbage head
- Prepare 4 Sliced pork belly (other ingredients such as shrimps and squids can be used as well)
- Prepare 2 Eggs
- Get 3 tbsp Tempura scraps
- Take 4 tbsp Pickled red ginger
- Take 4 tbsp Green onion/ scallions
- Get Oil
Selected toppings and ingredients are added which can vary greatly (anything from meat and seafood. Okonomiyaki - お好み焼き - is a savory Japanese pancake made with a light but substantial batter You see, okonomiyaki has a tradition of being topped with okonomi sauce, Japanese mayonnaise. 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 is a cabbage pancake covered with Okonomiyaki sauce.
Instructions to make Okonomiyaki:
- Okonomiyaki batter: - Combine the all-purpose flour, salt, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl and mix all together.
- Peel and grate nagaimo in a small bowl. Add the grated nagaimo and dashi in the bowl.
- Mix all together till combined.
- To cook: - Remove the core of the cabbage and mince it. Set aside to let the moisture evaporate to avoid dilute the batter.
- Halve the pork belly slices and set aside.
- Add the eggs, tempura scraps, green onions and pickled red ginger in the batter. Mix well until well-combined.
- Add the minced cabbage into the batter.
- Heat oil in a large pan on medium heat. Spread half of the batter in a circle on the pan. The optimum thickness of the okonomiyaki is 2 cm. Thicker okonomiyaki tastes better.
- Place 3-4 sliced pork belly on top of Okonomiyaki and cook covered for 5 minutes.
- When the bottom is set and browned, flip over. - Gently press the okonomiyaki to re-shape and keep it together. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Flip over one last time and cook uncovered for 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate and apply the toppings.
- Apply okonomiyaki sauce with brush, then add Japanese mayonnaise. At last, prinkle dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi) and dried green seaweed (aonori). Enjoy.
Okonomiyaki is found anywhere in Japan, but is big in the Osaka area in western Japan where we are (proudly) from. Okonomiyaki is one of my favorite savory pancake, hands down! 'Okonomi' means 'what you like/want' and 'Yaki' means 'grill/broil'. There are few different styles of Okonomiyaki depending on region. Okonomiyaki is getting slowly more popular outside of Japan. Okonomiyaki was invented, they say, in Osaka, which is a city famous for cheap and good eats.
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