Hi all
Do you know Okonomiyaki? It is getting popular now.
Maybe you think How to make Okonomiyaki is hard, not really, actually it is quiet easy. I will show you how step by step.
When Okonomiyaki is cooking you will hear the pork sizzling then the aroma fills the air and makes you so hungry. Have you had this kind of experience? Now you can experience this in your home. This recipe is easy to make and very tasty. This savoury pancake was another favourite of Jindabyne locals when I had my restaurant. It went so well with the Hitachino beers we served.
In Japan, some people use a read-made okonomiyaki flour from shops that contains bonito or kelp stock powder, salt, sweetener, baking powder and thickeners. You can buy it at Asian shops but it can be quite expensive. Alternatively, you can make okonomiyaki flour at home with my recipe that uses tofu for texture instead. You can get tofu and bonito stock at Coles or Woolworth or Asian shops.
What you need
Tofu– Silken or Firm doesn’t matter as you will use a blender anyway. This is also a great source of protein for those who don’t want to use pork.
Flour– Plain flour is better.
Bonito dashi stock– my recipe uses the Yamaki brand or you can use Shimaya bonito soup stock from Woolworths. If you are vegan, you can use kelp powder stock. If you have a seafood allergy you don’t have to use powder stock at all.
This bonito dashi stock you can also use for making miso soup, Udon soup, Soba soup, or other Japanese foods. I always keep a stock of stock in my pantry.
Sliced Pork belly – you can buy at Coles. You can also use prawns or squid or bother you like. Using this slice is better because when you cook on a frypan or hot plate it will be quick to cook.
Okonomiyaki sauce-Otafuku brand okonomiyaki sauce you can buy at Woolworths or Asian shops. if you can’t find okonomiyaki sauce, you can use BBQ, Tomato, and Worcestershire sauce mix is fine.
Kewpie mayonnaise– you can buy at Coles or Woolworths or Asian shops.
About topping– I put Kimuchi on Okonomiyaki sometime because I like spicy food and Kimuchi you can get Asian shops or Coles or Woolworth or you can make at home. (I will put on video how to make kimuchi one day)
How to cook– you can use a frypan or elect hot plate, when you cook on a hot plate set to 7-8 on the dial.
There are so many okonomiyaki recipes on the Internet and some people use TENKASU Tempura breadcrumbs you can buy at Asian shops. My recipe just keeps it simple so you don’t have to buy lots of expensive ingredients.
Okonomiyaki
Ingredients
Okonomiyaki batter
- 150 g Tofu Silken or firm
- 1 each Egg
- 80 ml Water
- 100 g Plain flour
- 1 tsp Bonito dashi stock powder
Okonomiyaki Ingredients
- 160 g Sliced pork belly From Coles
- 150 g Cabbage
- 100 g Bean shoots
- 30 g Spring onion
- ½ tbsp Rice oil
Sauces
- 4 tbsp Okonomiyaki sauce Otafuku or Bulldog
- 4 tbsp Kewpie mayonnaise
Garnish
- 50 g Kimchi
- 20 g Red pickled ginger Beni-syoga (in Japanese)
Instructions
- Wash all vegetable.
- Making Okonomiyaki batter: break tofu in to pieces and add 150g in to a blender.
- Crack an egg into a bowl. Always crack eggs in to a bowl other than the one you will mix in. This is because sometimes you will get a rotten egg and if you crack it directly into the bowl or blender your tofu will be ruined.
- Add the egg and 80ml of water into the blender and blend until smooth.
- Add 100g of plain flour into a bowl and add 1tsp of dashi powder as well.
- Add the tofu mixture into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the flour mix into the bowl and mix well. Your okonomiyaki batter is ready to go.
- Chop cabbage.
- Chop bean shoots.
- Chop spring onion.
- Add the all chopped vegetables into the okonomiyaki batter and mix well.
- Heat up a frypan over a med-high heat.
- Add ½ tbsp of rice oil to the frypan.
- Spread the oil with paper.
- Add the okonomiyaki mixture in to the frypan and cook for 3mins.
- After 3mins add the sliced pork belly and turn over with 2 spatulas. Using 2 spatulas makes it easier to turn over without everything falling apart.
- Cook the pork until light brown colour.
- Turn the okonomiyaki over again, put a lid on the frypan, and steam bake for 2-3mins.
- Check bottom of the okonomiyaki to ensure it’s not burning. Reduce heat if necessary. (you don’t want to burn your okonomiyaki.)
- Place to the okonomiyaki on a plate and top with okonomiyaki sauce (Otafuku) and Kewpie mayonnaise.
- Garnish with kimchi or Beni-shoga (red pickled ginger) if you like.
