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Okonomiyaki (Japanese cabbage pancake)

Savory, fluffy pancakes packed with shredded cabbage, bound with a dashi batter and grated yam, topped with pork belly, okonomiyaki sauce, Kewpie mayo, bonito and aonori.

Time
40min
Steps
4
Okonomiyaki (Japanese cabbage pancake), photographed from above

Ingredients

2 servings

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Allergens

Contains egg, wheat and fish.

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    Method

    1. 1

      Whisk the flour and dashi, then the eggs and nagaimo. Fold in the cabbage, scallions, tenkasu and ginger.

    2. 2

      Heat an oiled pan over medium. Pour in half the batter to a thick round and lay pork belly slices on top.

    3. 3

      Cook 5 minutes until golden underneath, flip and cook 5 minutes more until the pork is crisp. Flip once more briefly.

    4. 4

      Brush with sauce, zigzag with mayo, and top with katsuobushi and aonori. Repeat.

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