World Flavors Cookbook

Okonomiyaki (Cabbage Pancake)

Name: Okonomiyaki (Cabbage Pancake)
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 1/2 cabbage, finely shredded; 1 cup flour; 2/3 cup dashi; 2 eggs; 100g thinly sliced pork belly; Tenkasu (tempura crumbs); Okonomiyaki sauce, Japanese mayo, bonito flakes, aonori, pickled ginger

Japan's beloved savory pancake — a thick, crispy-edged cake of shredded cabbage and batter, loaded with toppings and drizzled with sauce and mayo.

Cuisine: Japan

Ingredients

1/2 cabbage, finely shredded
1 cup flour
2/3 cup dashi
2 eggs
100g thinly sliced pork belly
Tenkasu (tempura crumbs)
Okonomiyaki sauce, Japanese mayo, bonito flakes, aonori, pickled ginger

Instructions

Mix flour and dashi into a batter. Add eggs and cabbage. Fold gently.
Oil a hot griddle. Pour batter into a thick round.
Lay pork slices on top. Cook 5 minutes until bottom is golden.
Flip carefully. Cook another 5 minutes.
Top with okonomiyaki sauce, mayo (in zigzag pattern), bonito flakes, and aonori.