Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savory Pancake)

Osaka-style cabbage pancake topped with pork, mayo, and bonito flakes.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cabbage, finely shredded
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup dashi or water
• 4 strips bacon or thinly sliced pork belly
• Toppings: okonomiyaki sauce (or mix ketchup + Worcestershire), Japanese mayo, bonito flakes, nori flakes, pickled ginger

Method

1. Mix flour, eggs, dashi into a batter. Fold in cabbage.

2. Pour half the batter into an oiled skillet. Lay bacon strips on top. Cook 4 min until bottom is golden.

3. Flip carefully. Cook 4 min more.

4. Top with okonomiyaki sauce, mayo (in zigzag lines), bonito flakes, nori.

What You're Practicing

• ''Okonomiyaki'' means ''grilled as you like it'' — add any ingredients you want to the batter.
• The bonito flakes dance and wave from the heat of the pancake — it looks alive.