Osaka Okonomiyaki

This version of the okonomiyaki recipe comes from the Japanese city of Osaka where this dish is a famous street food delicacy. The basis is freshly cut cabbage into strips, or you can also use romaine lettuce, it is important that it is crunchy. Eggs and flour form a dough, it serves as a glue that holds the entire pancake together after cooking.

Batter
 ½ cup All-Purpose Flour
 2 Eggs
..spices
 ¼ tsp Kosher Salt
 ¼ tsp Sugar
 ¼ tsp Baking Powder
 ¼ tsp Galangal Powder(or ginger)
..water
 ½ tsp Dashi Powder
 ¼ cup Water
..lastly add
 250 g Cabbage
 6 Slices of Pork Belly(or bacon)
Okonomi sauce
 ¼ tbsp Sugar
 ½ tbsp Oyster Sauce
 1 tbsp Ketchup
 ½ tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
Japanese mayonaise
 ½ cup Mayonaise
 ⅛ Dashi Powder
 ½ tsp Sugar
 1 tsp Lemon Juice
Garnish
 Katsuobushi
 Okonomi sauce(spread sauce on top)
 Japanese mayonaise(spread sauce on top)
 Green Onions
 Powdered Nori

Preparation
1

Mix the batter ingredients, spices, water and incorporate well.

  • Combine all the batter ingredients, spices, water and mix well.
  • Discard the core of the cabbage and then slice the cabbage leaves.
  • Prepare okonomi sauce and japanese mayonnaise.

Cook the Okonomiyaki
2

One pancake equals 125 grams of cabbage soaked in batter.

  • Place three bacon slices on the pan and sear quickly of approx 1 minute.
  • While searing, place 125g of sliced cabbage into the batter.
  • Coat cabbage in the batter and spoon out from bowl directly on top of the bacon.
  • Keep cooking for about 1 minute or so, till batter sets.
  • Flip the cake and continue to cook on low, for next 3 minutes. Transfer to serving plate.
  • Repeat until you are out of cabbage and batter.

Finalize
3

Spread the okonomi sauce on top with a brush or spoon. Sprinkle with dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi) on top. Drizzle with Japanese mayonnaise in a pattern.

  • Spread the okonomi sauce on top with a brush or spoon.
  • Sprinkle with dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi) on top.
  • Drizzle with japanese mayonnaise in a pattern.
  • You can also top with dried green seaweed (nori), chopped green onions.