How to make Okonomiyaki (Japanese Hot Plate Pancakes) Recipe

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Okonomiyaki is a famous Japanese dish. Usually you will see Okonomiyaki in the matsuri (festival) in Japan. In this recipe, we will be making homemade Okonomiyaki with the ready-made Okonomiyaki flour. It is easy to make yet you still get the authentic taste.

Ingredients

2 cups Okonomiyaki Flour – https://amzn.to/39LdHeD
1.5 cups Water
1 whole (1.2lb) cabbage (shredded) – https://amzn.to/2UYJy7l
4 stalks Green Onions – https://amzn.to/2UWc6yl
4 Eggs – https://amzn.to/2V339Dl
12 thin sliced pork belly – https://amzn.to/2UYpYrP
1/2 cup Tenkasu (Tempura Scraps) – https://amzn.to/2OZfsgk
1/4 cup Pickled Red Ginger – https://amzn.to/37B3bFc
Okonomiyaki Sauce – https://amzn.to/2UZ6D9P
Bonito Flake (for toppings) – https://amzn.to/38E3mB4
Japanese Mayonnaise – https://amzn.to/2SUazWO
Aonori (dried green seaweed) – https://amzn.to/2Sz2AzE

Steps

Shred the cabbage and green onions
Cut the pork belly in 3-4 length long
Mix Okonomiyaki Flour and water until flour is fully dissolved
Add eggs and mix gently
Add cabbage, green onion, pickled red ginger, tenkasu and combine gently
Heat the pan/plate at 400F
Spread cooking oil
Get about one cup of Okonomiyaki batter and put on the pan/plate and shape it like a pancake
Cook for 2 -3 minutes (check if bottom side is cooked) while cooking the bottom, place the pork belly on top
Flip the Okonomiyaki to cook the other side as well as the pork belly
Place on a plate, spread the Okonomiyaki sauce
Add Japanese Mayonnaise
Add Aonori, Bonito flakes and green onion
Serve it while it is hot!