Okonimiyaki?!
Okonimiyaki?
Does anyone know how to cook okonomiyaki? Japanese "pancake"
Answers:
Many Japanese students in the US use this Okonomiyaki Mix:http://importfood.com/rtok4301.html...
It already has appropriate flour, yamaimo (Japanese Yum) and Tenkasu (tempura crisps) to make decent Okonomiyaki. And you just need to follow the recipe on the website.
But if you want to make Okonomiyaki from scratch, use the following recipe:
paper-thin sliced pork (3.5 ounces)
cabbage leaves (3 leaves)
dashi (bonito powder) (3 tablespoons)
water (1/2 cup)
(A)
All-purpose flour (1 cup)
eggs (2)
*Japanese yum ( 3 tablespoons):http://www.iseudon-ebisuya.com/yamatoimo...
*Tempura crisps (4 teaspoons):http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/yamato-fo...
*Ajinomoto to taste :http://secure.iquiero.com/catalog/peru/b...
Okonomiyaki sauce or Tonkatsu sauce (moderate amount)
Mayonaise (moderate amount)
sliced pickeled ginger (4 teaspoons):http://www.jenius.com.au/images/ichibanb...
bonito flakes (moderate amount):http://www.sushimonsters.com/gallery/bon...
*you can find Japanese yum at local Asian stores. You don't need to go to a Japanese store but any Asian stores.
*in order to make Tempura crisps, you just need tempura batter and drop the batter in deep frying oil and deepfry it. it looks like just a bunch of round stuff.
Slice the cabbage leaves 1 inch wide.
Mix bonito powder and water in a bowl. When bonito powder is dissolved, add (A) and Ajinomoto and mix well.
Add the sliced cabbage into the ingredients in the bowl right before frying the batter.
Heat a frying pan or griddle. Add oil and put half of the batter into the pan. When the bottom of the batter becomes a golden color, add paper thin sliced pork on the top and flip it.
Turn down the heat to low and cover the ingredients with a lid and steam it until it's heated through. This is the important part of making Okonomiyaki. It prevents Okonomiyaki from getting too hard.
Do the rest of the ingredients the same way.
Before you eat, put the Okonomiyaki on a plate and add mayonaise, Okonomiyaki sauce, pickled ginger, and bonito flakes.
A lot of Japanese people like to add Aonori (Green Nori). But if you don't like it, you don't need to add that. And if you don't like to add pickled ginger, you don't need to add that, either. Eat how you like to eat. That's the most delicious way to eat your Okonomiyaki.
And if you can't find any paper thin sliced pork, you can use prosciutto, instead. I wouldn't use that if I'm in Japan. But in the US, that's a good substitute.
