We had some last night.
Okonomiyaki roughly translates as as you like it. It's a savoury pancake with cabbage being the main ingredient. The recipe I use is as follows, though I substitute all the meat and fish for one standard bag of Quorn Pieces:
- 300g white cabbage
- 4 large prawns weighing approximately 25g each
- 100g squid (cleaned and skinned)
- 125g plain flour
- Half a teaspoon of baking powder
- Half a teaspoon of sea salt
- 2 eggs
- 125ml iced water
- 2 tablespoons of tenkasu (deep fried tempura batter crumbs)*
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 150g belly pork, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon frozen peas
- 1 tablespoon frozen sweetcorn
- 1 tablespoon of finely chopped beni-shoga (red pickled ginger)
- English mustard
- Okonomiyaki sauce (use HP as a substitute - it's just the same)
- Mayonnaise
- Ko-gatsuo (dried bonito powder or bonito flakes)
- Ao-nori (green-seaweed flakes)
- Chop the cabbage coarsely
- Quarter the prawns and chop the squid into small/medium pieces
- Mix the batter ingredients, then add the rest, omiting the mustard, okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, ko-gatsuo and ao-nori. These are your toppings!
- Coat your pan/skillet with oil or a low calorie spray
- If you're using belly pork, fry off over a high heat for a minute or so
- Take half of your raw okonomiyaki and add it to the pan
- Turn the heat down to medium and fry gently for five minutes
- Turn your pancake and fry for a further five minutes
- Turn the heat down to its lowest setting and leave for a further two and a half minutes
- Turn the pancake again
- Leave the heat at its lowest point while you add the toppings - first mustard, then mayonnaise, then okonomiyaki sauce followed my ko-gatsuo and ao-nori
- Slice into eight to twelve bite sized pieces while still in the pan and serve with chopsticks and a glass of sake!
2 comments:
can u make me some
Anytime you like!
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