Recipe courtesy of Mei Lin
Okonomiyaki
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 to 6 pancakes
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 5 servings
- Calories
- 644
- Total Fat
- 40
- Saturated Fat
- 10
- Carbohydrates
- 55
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 18
- Cholesterol
- 120
- Sodium
- 1410
- Total: 1 hr 15 min (includes resting time)
- Active: 55 min
Ingredients
1 mountain yam (about 2 pounds)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup bonito flakes, plus more for topping
1 tablespoon pickled red ginger, plus more for topping
1 tablespoon red miso
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch kosher salt
2 large eggs
4 scallions, chopped
1/4 medium green cabbage, cut into 1-inch strips
4 tablespoons neutral-flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc.)
12 slices bacon, cut in half
Toppings:
Okonomiyaki Sauce, recipe follows
Rich mayonnaise, preferably Kewpie
Sunny-side up eggs, optional
Aonori (dried green seaweed)
Quick Okonomiyaki Sauce:
85 grams ketchup (about 3 ounces)
75 grams Worcestershire sauce (about 2.6 ounces)
55 grams oyster sauce (about 2 ounces)
Directions
Special equipment:
kitchen gloves- Peel and grate the mountain yam on the large holes of a box grater into a mixing bowl. (Wear gloves when grating. It can get itchy, so work quickly and rinse your hands right after.)
- Add the flour, bonito flakes, pickled red ginger, red miso, sugar, baking powder, salt and eggs. Mix to combine. Set aside and let rest for 15 minutes.
- Add the scallions and cabbage to the batter. Mix to combine. Set aside.
- Add the oil to a nonstick pan over medium-low heat, then add 8 half-slices bacon in two separate piles — 4 shingled bacon slices in one pile and 4 shingled bacon slices in another. Do not flip the bacon. Cook until the bacon is rendered, 4 to 5 minutes, then add pancake batter on top of each bacon square, spreading to an approximate 2-centimeter thickness. (This will make 2 pancakes.) Cook until the edge of the okonomiyaki has become firm and cooked, 3 to 4 minutes, then flip it over with a spatula. Cook the other side until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Put the lid on and steam for a few minutes. Repeat until you have no more batter and bacon left.
- To serve, place a pancake on a plate. Brush with the Okonomiyaki Sauce and drizzle with the mayo. Top with a sunny-side up egg, if using. Garnish with pickled ginger, bonito flakes and aonori.
Quick Okonomiyaki Sauce:
- Mix together the ketchup, Worcestershire and oyster sauce in a bowl.