Momotaro Foods - Okonomiyaki ('pancake' with various toppings)

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A Bit More Effort Recipe 11

Okonomiyaki

(‘pancake’ with various toppings)

DESCRIPTION

This is another one of those great communal meals where everyone cooks the food together. Okonomiyaki is also a universally loved Japanese family dish, with every region having its own speciality. We have chosen two recipes, this one being a standard version, and the other a regional variation from Hiroshima (see Recipe ME12). Ideally, you should cook this dish on a table top grill.

INGREDIENTS

For 4 people

250 gm roast pork or unsmoked bacon
About 8 cabbage leaves
250 gms prawns
100gms Okonomiyaki flour
100 ml water
1 egg
15 ml (1 tablespoon) vegetable oil (not necessary if using a non- stick hotplate)

For the condiments:

30 ml (2 tablespoons) dried bonito flakes
Okonomiyaki sauce
Beni shoga (pickled ginger)
Mayonnaise
At least 2 tablespoons Aonori seaweed as a garnish

METHOD

Slice the pork or bacon into 3mm slices and the cabbage into thin slivers
Mix the flour, water and eggs in a bowl
Add the pork, cabbage and prawns and mix well
Heat the hotplate, and, if not non-stick, add a small amount of oil, spreading it around
Ladle the mixture onto the hotplate in four separate areas (If you have the space) and cook for about 5 minutes
Turn over and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes
Serve with the Aonori, bonito flakes, Okonomiyaki sauce, beni shoga and mayonnaise for diners to add to taste

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