How to Make Okonomiyaki | Easy Japanese Cooking | Recipe

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.

Prepare the batter by making a well in the flour and adding dashi stock and eggs, mixing until combined with some lumps remaining

Chop cabbage into small pieces and add to the batter along with pickled ginger and tempura scraps, mixing until coated

Heat a frying pan over low to medium heat and pour half the batter into the pan

Sprinkle cheese on top of the batter, then pour the remaining batter over the cheese

Cook for 6-7 minutes without pressing down to allow steam to escape

Flip the okonomiyaki and press down to shape, making holes for steam to escape

Cook for another 6-7 minutes until done

Remove from the pan and drizzle with okonomiyaki sauce and mayonnaise

Sprinkle with nori and bonito flakes, creating patterns with a chopstick if desired

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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