Best Okonomiyaki Recipe:
Comfort · Diabetic Friendly · High Protein · Japanese · Restaurant Ideas
★★★★★
Ingredients
- 1 cup Okonomiyaki Flour
- 2/3 cup Water (or Chicken stock)
- 2 Eggs
- 4 Cups Cabbage, cut into 3cm x 2-3ml strips
- 2 stalks Green Onions, thinly sliced diagonally
- 1/4 Cup Tenkasu (Tempura bits)
- 6 Strips Bacon, cut into 8cm (3”) pieces
OPTIONAL
- 1/2 Cup Raw shrimp cut into approx 1cm (1/2”) chunks
Bonus
- 1-2 links Chinese sausage, cut diagonally
Bonus
- 1 Oz Beni Shoga (Pickled Ginger)
- TOPPINGS:
- Kewpie Mayonnaise
- Okonomi Sauce
- Aonori (Seaweed Flakes)
Katsuobushi (Bonito Flakes)
Directions
- In a large bowl, whisk together Okonomiyaki Flour and Water until smooth
- Add Eggs, Cabbage, Onions, Tenkasu, Ginger, Shrimp and Sausage and mix, but don’t over mix.
- Oil a griddle that has been heated to 200C (400F) and add Okonomiyaki mixture divided into two pancakes.
- Using a spatula flatten and form pancakes until around 1.5cm (3/4”) thick - approximately 30cm (12”) across.
- Add Bacon pieces to cover top of each pancake.
- After about 3 minutes, flip over pancake (bacon side down) and cook for 4 minutes.
- Flip pancake again (bacon side up) and cook for 3 minutes or until firm and well browned.
- Remove to plate and drizzle with Kewpie mayonnaise, okonomi sauce and sprinkle with Aonori and Katsuobushi.
- Eat quickly before someone near you takes your portion.
Nutrition
Saturated Fat (g) 11 2 4 1 Cholesterol (mg) 427 85 145 29 Sodium (mg) 2318 464 1793 359 Carbohydrate (g) 62 12 61 12 Fiber (g) 5 1 5 1 Sugars (g) 25 5 25 5 Protein (g) 37 7 31 6