Okonomiyaki - Japanese Pancake

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Okonomiyaki
Australian Style...

I first ate okonomiyaki
in Osaka, Japan
where it is particularly popular



Okonomi = as you like it
yaki = cooked




is a pan fried dish that consists
of a batter
plus cabbage, octopus, shrimp, pork
and vegetables
whatever you prefer...


really you choose it
as you like it...

sometimes it is served
on a hot griddle
where the curling bonito flakes
waft savoury aromas
to the hungry diner


I have tried a number of times
to replicate okonomiyaki at home
and each time
the resulting pancake
has been like a heavy ring of rubber
and equally as unappetising













so I have improvised...

tonight
I need to clear these vegetables
from my market produce
laden fridge


so I slice and nuke the potatoes
for a few minutes

saute the leeks

add some chopped brocolli
and a few mushrooms
that had seen better days
and let them soften











nibble a few wasabi peas
to keep in context

add the shredded silver beet
and allow to wilt

meanwhile whisk 6 eggs
with a teaspoon of dashi stock
and about one tablespoon of water
and one tablespoon of flour

remove the vegetables
from the pan temporarily
oil and line the bottom of the pan
with your potato slices
and return the vegetable medley
pouring over the egg mixture
and season


and sit the pan on low to set
I usually place the pan
under the griller
to complete the last few minutes
of cooking

Have on hand
your Tonkatsu sauce
and mayonnaise

and some shaved bonito flakes

create alternate zigzags
of tonkatsu sauce
and mayonnaise

and sprinkle with bonito flakes





Delicious...



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