Okonomiyaki, Savory Japanese Pancakes - Andrew Zimmern

Okonomiyaki, Savory Japanese Pancakes - Andrew Zimmern

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Okonomiyaki is a savory and delicious Japanese pancake that I first had on the streets of Osaka. Use cabbage as a base, and add shrimp, bean sprouts and kimchi…

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 cup dashi
  • 1 egg plus one egg yolk
  • one big handful (or two) of julienne napa cabbage, bean sprouts, kimchi, mustard greens, shiso leaves, or a combination of all
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions
  • 1/2 cup minced raw shrimp
  • 4 tablespoons toasted rapeseed oil or other sturdy vegetable oil
  • Bulldog brand tonkatsu sauce
  • Kewpie mayo
  • Julienne nori
  • Katsuo bushi
  • Japanese pickled vegetables or pickled ginger
  • 1/2 cup well-roasted macadamia nuts, nice and dark!
  • 2 dried toasted hot chiles
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon toasted dried shrimp
  • 3 tablespoons toasted dried seaweed (dulse, hijiki or other edible seaweed)
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

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