Name: Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savoury Pancakes)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ½ cup (120 g) mayonnaise (ideally Kewpie mayonnaise); 15 g (½ oz) katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes); 5 g (⅛ oz) aonori powder; ¼ cup (60 ml) sunflower oil; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 4 eggs; 320 ml (11 fl oz) Basic Dashi Stock (or use powdered dashi) or bonito dashi; 160 g (5½ oz) king prawns (shrimp), peeled and deveined; 400 g (14 oz) pointy green or white cabbage (about ¼ medium cabbage), finely shredded and chopped; 360 ml (12 fl oz) tonkatsu sauce (store-bought or homemade, but omit the sesame seeds and mustard) or okonomiyaki sauce; 240 g (8½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

Okonomi means ‘as you like’ in Japanese. As the name implies, you can mix in your favourite toppings... as you like! Think thinly sliced pork belly, beef, squid or even cheese (melty Cheddar cheese is great in these) and kimchi.

Ingredients

Fresh

320 ml (11 fl oz) Basic Dashi Stock (or use powdered dashi) or bonito dashi
4

Method

Mix the flour and baking powder in a bowl.

Whisk the dashi stock and eggs together in a jug. Pour into the flour and whisk it quickly, being careful not to overwork it. Add the cabbage and prawns and mix well.

Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and pour a smal