Okonomiyaki Vegetable Japanese Griddle Cake Recipes

OKONOMIYAKI-MEAT AND VEGETABLE GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Mix flour with water.
• Stir in eggs, meat and veggies.
• Heat oil on a griddle or large skillet.
• Pour enough batter to make a single serving griddle cake (about 6 inch across and 1/2 inch thick).
• Cook both sides until golden brown over medium heat. (around 5 minutes).
• Transfer to serving plate and top with bonito flakes, mayonnaise, and okonomi sauce.

OKONOMIYAKI

Steps:

• Combine the flour, water, egg, salt & pepper.
• Add shredded ham or bacon and cabbage.
• Pour enough oil into a pan to cover base.
• When oil is heated, add all or half the mixture.
• Brown on both sides.
• Combine the barbecue sauce and mayonnaise and smear on the fritters to serve.

KANSAI-STYLE OKONOMIYAKI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, nagaimo and water.
• Slowly beat in the okonomiyaki mix until it is well incorporated with the nagaimo/egg mixture. This is your okonomiyaki batter.
• Mix the cabbage, kimchee, green onions and pickled ginger into the okonomiyaki batter. Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and grease lightly with Pam or vegetable oil.
• Fry the pork belly until it is just cooked (do not brown, it will be cooking more later) and set aside.
• Add the 1/2 cup of tenkasu to the okonomiyaki batter.
• Make a large pancake (or two smaller ones) in the skillet with the okonomiyaki batter - you will have to be turning this pancake over at some point, so don't make it so big that you won't be able to flip it.
• Place the cooked pork belly on top of the pancake and push it down a bit (gently) into the batter. Let the pancake cook for about 10 minutes. Keep peeking at the bottom - you want it to brown but not to burn.
• Flip the pancake over and let it cook for another 5 minutes or so until it is browned.
• Place the pancake on a plate and top with okonomi sauce, mayonnaise, and bonito flakes - the heat from the pancake will make the bonito flakes "dance"! It's pretty cool.

OKONOMIYAKI - JAPANESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Toast the nori by waving it over a flame until it stiffens slightly, but be careful--it burns easily. Crumble into little pieces and set aside.
• Combine all the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
• Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl.
• Add the flour and water and continue beating until you have a batter the consistency of pancake batter.
• Add the sake and salt.
• Fold in the cabbage, carrots, and scallions. Be sure to mix the batter and vegetables together evenly. Each okonomiyaki will use 1/4 of this mixture.
• Heat 1 tbsp. of the oil in a standard 10-inch skillet. Spoon 1/4 of the batter onto the hot skillet (like a pancake) making sure the vegetables are evenly distributed.
• Then sprinkle 1/4 of the shrimp or meat of you choice on top.
• Cook each side on medium heat for 2 minutes, until lightly browned. Reduce the heat to low and cook, covered, for another 5 minutes, occasionally turning and gently pressing the okonomiyaki with a spatula.
• Prepare three more okonomiyaki as above. Keep the finished pancakes warm in a low oven while making the rest, or use two skillets and make two okonomiyaki at a time.
• Serve hot with the sauce to taste--I recommend 1 tbsp. per okonomiyaki-- and top with about a tsp. of mayonnaise and a sprinkling of toasted nori.