Okonomiyaki As You Like It Pancakes With Bonito Flakes Food

OKONOMIYAKI ("AS YOU LIKE IT") PANCAKES WITH BONITO FLAKES

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.In a medium bowl, whisk the egg and milk. Add the flour mixture and mix until just blended. The batter should be quite thin. Add the chopped vegetables to the batter and mix well.Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a medium non- stick skillet over medium-high heat. Pour ¼ cup (60 ml) of the batter to make a 6-inch (15 cm) pancake. Cook until medium brown, about 1 minute. Place ¼ of the meat on top of the pancake and then flip the meat side down. Turn heat to low and cook until the bottom of the pancake is browned, the meat is thoroughly cooked, and the vegetables are tender-about 10 minutes. Repeat until the batter is used up.To serve, brush the pancake with mayonnaise and tonkatsu sauce, or soy sauce. Sprinkle with the bonito flakes and crumbled nori. Eat while piping hot.

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!

AUTHENTIC OKONOMIYAKI (JAPANESE CABBAGE PANCAKES)

Steps:

• If you are making your own okonomiyaki sauce, heat the ingredients in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves, stirring. Set aside. Make your dashi, if using.
• Put all the okonomiyaki ingredients except the bacon in a large bowl and mix well.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add half of the oil. When the oil shimmers and a drop of batter sizzles, ladle about 1/4 of the batter into the skillet, shaping into a large, thick pancake. Layer several pieces of bacon on top.
• Cook over medium-low until the pancake is browned and set on one side. Do not rush; this will take around 7 or 8 minutes. Flip, and cook on the other side. Repeat with the remaining batter.PRO TIP: To help flip the pancake, you can always invert the pancake onto a plate, then slide it back onto the skillet.
• Serve, second side up, with okonomiyaki sauce, a drizzle of Kewpie mayonnaise, the nori, and bonito flakes.TIP: Kewpie mayonnaise is from Japan, but is easily available online and in specialty markets. The taste is better and richer than regular mayo because it is made from yolks only.

OKONOMIYAKI

Steps:

• Gather all the ingredients.