HOW TO MAKE OKONOMIYAKI:Japanese Pancake-Hawaii Cooking

pork belly

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: bacon

Chicken reduces fat while still providing protein.

dashi stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + soy sauce

Vegetable broth offers a lighter flavor.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: vegan mayo

💰Cheaper: homemade mayo

Vegan mayo is lower in calories.

okonomiyaki sauce

🥗Healthier: teriyaki sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce + ketchup

Teriyaki sauce provides a sweet alternative.

Go to Madukai, a Japanese grocery store, to shop for ingredients.

Purchase all-purpose flour and a ready-to-go set that includes sauce and flakes.

Discuss the base of okonomiyaki being cabbage and the various toppings that can be added.

Add 1 cup of all-purpose flour to a bowl.

Add approximately 5.6 ounces of nagaimo (Japanese yam) to the bowl.

Add 4 eggs to the mixture.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder to the bowl.

Add approximately 1/4 cup of pickled ginger and some green onions to the mixture.

Mix the ingredients together until well combined.

Prepare to add pork belly on top of the mixture.

Cook the okonomiyaki for about 10 to 15 minutes for each one.

Add a whole head of cabbage to the batter.

Use 2 cups of water to mix with the ingredients.

Prepare a hybrid version with kimchi on top of the okonomiyaki.

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