Chow Chow Okonomiyaki - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chow chow, drained, plus ¾ cup reserved pickling liquid
• 1½ tablespoons buttermilk (Milton uses Cruze Farm)
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup finely diced onion
• ½ teaspoon ramp-flavored salt (Milton uses J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works) or Kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup cooked bacon, chopped (Milton uses Benton’s Bacon) plus 1 tablespoon reserved bacon fat
• Soup Bean Mayo (recipe follows)
• Okonomi sauce, furikake seasoning, and sliced scallion greens for serving
• ½ cup canned pinto beans, drained, plus 1 teaspoon reserved bean liquid
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• ½ teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1¼ cups canola oil