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Okonomiyaki (Osaka-Style Savoury Pancake)

Okonomiyaki (Osaka-Style Savoury Pancake)

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Serves 3 (1 large pancake)Prep 15 minTotal 35 minFridge: 1 dayFreezer: 1 month

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RECIPE DATA

TITLE: Okonomiyaki (Osaka-Style Savoury Pancake)
SERVES: 3
PREP: 15 min
TOTAL: 35 min

INGREDIENTS
10 g (about 1 dried 10 cm squares) kombu + 10 g (about 1 cup loosely packed flakes) bonito (dashi)
¾ cup (180 ml) water
150 g (about 1 cup) plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
100 g (about ⅔ cup shredded) nagaimo (Japanese yam), peeled
4 eggs
400 g (about 4½ cups chopped) cabbage, chunks
4 spring onions
2 tbsp pickled ginger (beni shoga)
200 g (about 1¼ cups pieces) pork belly, thin slices
2 egg yolks + 1 tsp Dijon + 1 tbsp rice vinegar + ¾ cup (180 ml) oil (mayo)
3 tbsp tomato paste + 2 tbsp Worcestershire + 1 tbsp soy + 1 tbsp honey (okonomi sauce)
aonori, bonito flakes

STEPS
1. Mayo: yolks, Dijon, vinegar, pinch salt; butterfly whisk, drizzle oil onto lid. Tip out.
TM SETTINGS: 3 min / speed 4
2. Dashi: ¾ cup (180 ml) water + kombu. Heat, add bonito, steep, strain; cool.
TM SETTINGS: 8 min / 60°C / speed 1
3. Put cabbage and spring onion in the bowl. Chop coarsely; tip out.
TM SETTINGS: 3 sec / speed 4
4. Put nagaimo in the bowl. Grate. Add flour, baking powder, cooled dashi, 4 eggs. Mix.
TM SETTINGS: 10 sec / speed 8
TM SETTINGS: 15 sec / speed 4
5. Fold in cabbage, ginger.
TM SETTINGS: 15 sec / speed 2 / reverse
6. Mix okonomi sauce in a cup. Cook in a frying pan: batter 2 cm thick, pork slices on top, 5 min/side medium, flip, 5 min. Sauce, mayo zigzag, aonori, bonito.
7. Portion & store: makes ~3 adult portions (1 large pancake); a kid portion is half. Eat straight away. Fridge 1 day; freezer 1 month.

NOTES
Portion size: 1 large pancake
Batch note: One meal for 2 adults + 2 kids; eat fresh. Batter made in the bowl with dashi and grated yam; cooked in a frying pan. Kewpie-style mayo with raw yolks.
Kids: Kid portion is half; same full-flavour dish.
Fridge life: 1 day
Freezer life: 1 month

SOURCE: https://thermomix-workbook.pages.dev/recipes/okonomiyaki/

One meal for 2 adults + 2 kids; eat fresh. Batter made in the bowl with dashi and grated yam; cooked in a frying pan. Kewpie-style mayo with raw yolks.
Kids: Kid portion is half; same full-flavour dish.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Mayo: yolks, Dijon, vinegar, pinch salt; butterfly whisk, drizzle oil onto lid. Tip out. 3 min/speed 4
  2. Dashi: ¾ cup (180 ml) water + kombu. Heat, add bonito, steep, strain; cool. 8 min/60°C/speed 1
  3. Put cabbage and spring onion in the bowl. Chop coarsely; tip out. 3 sec/speed 4
  4. Put nagaimo in the bowl. Grate. Add flour, baking powder, cooled dashi, 4 eggs. Mix. 10 sec/speed 8 15 sec/speed 4
  5. Fold in cabbage, ginger. 15 sec/reverse/speed 2
  6. Mix okonomi sauce in a cup. Cook in a frying pan: batter 2 cm thick, pork slices on top, 5 min/side medium, flip, 5 min. Sauce, mayo zigzag, aonori, bonito.
  7. Portion & store: makes ~3 adult portions (1 large pancake); a kid portion is half. Eat straight away. Fridge 1 day; freezer 1 month.

Dark settings like 5 min/100°C/speed 1 are Thermomix TM7 time/temperature/speed. Unfamiliar word? See the glossary.