The EASIEST Japanese OKONOMIYAKI Recipe | Japanese street food

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.

Add 2 tablespoons of ketchup, 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, and 2 tablespoons of honey to a small frying pan and mix well.

Heat the sauce over medium heat and bring to a boil.

Cut 100g of cabbage into thin strips.

Peel the skin of 100g of Japanese yam and grate it.

Add the cabbage, yam, egg, and flour to a bowl.

If you have dashi powder, add 1/2 teaspoon of it and mix well.

Prepare a frying pan or an electric griddle and heat it to medium heat, spreading oil.

Place half of the dough on the griddle and form into a circle.

Fry it for 2 minutes.

Arrange 3 pieces of pork on top of the dough and flip the okonomiyaki.

Fry the okonomiyaki for another 2 minutes and then turn off the heat.

Spread the sauce on your okonomiyaki and top with mayonnaise, seaweed powder, and bonito flakes.

Add red pickled ginger on top before transferring the okonomiyaki to a plate.

Cooking Techniques

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