Japanese Veggie Cakes O Konomi Yaki Food

OKONOMIYAKI

Steps:

• Gather all the ingredients.

VEGGIE-PACKED OKONOMIYAKI (JAPANESE PANCAKE)

Steps:

• Whisk mayonnaise, Sriracha and sesame oil in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Combine cabbage, zucchini, carrot and scallion whites in a large bowl. Sprinkle with rice flour and salt and toss to coat. Beat eggs in a small bowl, then pour over the vegetables and stir until evenly combined.
• Heat canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the vegetable mixture, pressing gently on the top and sides with a spatula to shape it into a large pancake. Cook until a golden crust forms on the bottom and edges, 6 to 9 minutes. (Reduce heat, if necessary, to prevent burning.) To flip, carefully place a large plate or inverted rimless baking sheet over the pan and quickly invert. Slide the pancake back into the pan, browned-side now facing up. Continue to cook until the vegetables are tender and the bottom is golden, 3 to 4 minutes more.
• Slide the okonomiyaki onto a serving plate. Drizzle with the reserved mayonnaise mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallion greens.

OKONOMIYAKI

Steps:

• For the okonomiyaki batter: Whisk together the Okonomiyaki Flour Blend, water, eggs and salt in a large bowl. Fold in the cabbage.
• For serving: Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Drizzle with a small amount of oil. Scoop 1/2 cup okonomiyaki batter into the center of the skillet. Drape 3 pieces of pork belly over the top, uncooked side of the pancake. Cook the pancake until the bottom is golden brown and crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Carefully flip to the pork belly side. Cook until the belly is crispy and the center of the pancake is cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Slide out of the skillet and repeat with the remaining batter and pork belly to make 4 pancakes total.
• To finish the okonomiyaki: Heat some oil in a skillet and cook the eggs to desired doneness. We prefer sunny-side up because the runny yolk adds a delicious richness.
• Top each pancake with an egg. Drizzle each with Tokyo Sauce and mayonnaise. Sprinkle with tempura crunchies and finish with cilantro and scallions.
• Whisk together the high gluten flour, sweet potato starch, baking powder, nori powder and guar gum in a large bowl.
• Whisk together the flour, cornstarch and beer in a medium bowl.
• Heat about 2 inches of oil in a large pot and attach a deep fry fat thermometer to the side. Heat to 375 degrees F. Drizzle the tempura batter into the oil and fry, stirring, until golden brown, about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Let cool.

JAPANESE VEGGIE CAKES (O KONOMI YAKI)

Steps:

• Heat oils in wok or large saucepan.
• Cook veggies in this order, waiting 1 minute after each addition: cabbage, bell pepper, onions, carrots, ginger, garlic, mushrooms, and spinach.
• Transfer to a bowl and cool.
• Beat flour, eggs, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes; blend with veggies.
• Spoon batter into lightly oiled skillet, making 3 inch cakes.
• Saute until golden
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• These can be kept warm in the oven until all cakes are ready to be served.

OKONOMIYAKI (OSAKA-STYLE JAPANESE PANCAKES) RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Put flour in a large bowl.
• Add dashi to bowl and mix to make batter. Rest for about an hour in refrigerator.
• To make one okonimiyaki pancake, take out about 1/2 cup of batter and place into another bowl.
• Mix about 1/4 pound chopped cabbage, about 1 tablespoon chopped green onion, and about 2 tablespoons of tempura flakes into batter.
• Add 1 egg ​into batter and stir.
• Heat an electric pan, griddle , or skillet and oil lightly.
• Pour batter into the pan and make a round shape. It will take a few minutes to cook, keep an eye on it.
• Meanwhile, fry a couple slices of meat on the side in another saucepan and place the meat on top of okonomiyaki.
• Flip okonomiyaki and cook until cooked through.
• Garnish the okonomiyaki as directed below. Repeat until you have used up all of the batter.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Flip the okonomiyaki again and spread okonomiyaki sauce and mayonnaise on top.
• Sprinkle ao-nori over the sauce.
• Sprinkle katsuobushi and beni-shoga, if you would like.
• Serve and enjoy!

JAPANESE VEGETABLE PANCAKES (OKONOMIYAKI)

Steps:

• While oil is heating over medium high heat, make vegetable mixture. In a large mixing bowl, mix all the vegetables, eggs, flour, soy sauce, bonito and dashi.
• When oil is hot drop vegetable mixture into pan flatening it into a small pancake shape. This needs to be no thicker than 1/3 of an inch so that it has time to cook through. Fit as many as you can in your pan without overcrowding or dropping the temperature too much. Once browned on one side, flip and brown the other side. Remove to drain on a paper towel.
• For the sauce, mix the mayo, ketchup and worcestershire sauce together and then drizzle over the hot pancakes. Top with the dried seaweed and serve.

BENIHANA TSUTSUMI-YAKI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan or flat grill until very hot and stir-fry vegetables and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• Prepare 4 parchment or aluminum foil papillotes (envelopes).
• In a small bowl, stir together miso paste, sugar, rice wine or sherry and soy sauce until smooth.
• Place grilled vegetables in the center half of each opened papillotes heart. Brush the miso mixture over the grilled vegetables and top with seawood and scallions.
• Seal the packages and place them in the frying pan or on the grill. Grill for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the packages are puffed.
• Transfer to plates and let each diner open his or her own package.

AUTHENTIC JAPANESE TAMAGO-YAKI

Steps:

• Beat the eggs in a bowl.
• Add sugar, Dashi, Soy sauce to the bowl and mix well.
• Heat oil in an omelet pan.
• For an easy omelet just pour the whole mixture into a large pan and lift up the edges to let the wet egg run underneath. Take off the heat just before top is firm. A more advanced and authentic cooking requires a rectangular omelet pan and folding/rolling the egg.
• * I buy the dashi as I would chicken bouin from the asian grocer and then usually sprinkle a pinch or less into the mix rather than mix the liquid form. It really helps the flavor round out.

OKONOMIYAKI

Steps:

• Crack the egg into a large bowl and tip in the flour, bouillon powder and 100ml water. Mix well. Stir in the shredded cabbage and season well.
• Heat the oil in a small, deep frying pan or skillet (ours was around 19cm) over a medium heat and fry the pork belly slices for 4-5 mins until golden and the fat has rendered. Pour the cabbage mixture over, stir everything together and fry for 5 mins until dark brown underneath and semi-cooked. Flip and cook for 5 mins more.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce by whisking all the ingredients. Season lightly.
• When the okonomiyaki is cooked, transfer to a serving plate and top with the sauce, mayo, green nori, spring onions and katsuobushi, if using.

OKONOMI YAKI (VEGGIE PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Mix together the veggies.
• Mix together the remaining ingredients to form a smooth, pourable batter.
• Mix the veggies in the batter the mixture should be of a consistency that you can spoon the patties on to the skillet, if not,adjuster with either water or flour.
• On a heated sprayed with oil skillet drop spoonfuls of batter (apprx3 tbsp per pattie).
• Your heat should be medium.
• Brown well on one side flip and brown on the other.
• Serve hot or cold.

GINGER SQUID JAPANESE STYLE (IKA SHOGA YAKI)

Steps:

• Combine ginger, soy sauce and mirin in a large bowl.
• Add thinly sliced squid into the bowl and mix until all the squid is covered with the sauce. Allow squid to marinade for about 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes, heat wok or skillet (pan) at high heat, then add oil.
• Remove squid from bowl (make sure any juices/marinate are left in the bowl). Reserve any marinate. Add squid into the hot pan.
• Stir-fry squid quickly in the pan and cook until it changes colour (about 7 minutes). Work quickly as overcooked squid will become rubbery so don't over cook.
• Pour marinate into the pan and stir quickly. (Marinated meat burns easily so it's important to work quickly).
• Serve with steam rice and green vegetables.
• Enjoy.

OKONOMIYAKI (JAPANESE PANCAKE)

Steps:

• Mix flour and water together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in cabbage, bacon, eggs, sausage, green onions, shrimp, cheese, and tenkasu.
• Preheat a griddle to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C); coat with oil. Pour in flour mixture in the shape of a pancake. Cook until golden brown, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving plate.
• Mix soy sauce, ketchup, and vinegar together in a small bowl to make okonomiyaki sauce. Drizzle over pancake. Garnish with panko and mayonnaise.

VEGGIE OKONOMIYAKI

Steps:

• Whisk together the eggs, flour and milk until smooth. Add half the spring onions, the pak choi, cabbage, chilli and soy sauce. Heat the oil in a small frying pan and pour in the batter. Cook, covered, over a medium heat for 7-8 mins. Flip the okonomiyaki into a second frying pan, then return it to the heat and cook for a further 7-8 mins until a skewer inserted into it comes out clean.
• Mix the mayonnaise and lime juice together in a small bowl. Transfer the okonomiyaki to a plate, then drizzle over the lime mayo and top with the extra chilli and spring onion and the sushi ginger, if using. Serve with the wasabi on the side, if you like.