Best 6 Okonomiyaki Japanese Pancake Recipes

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Okonomiyaki, a savory Japanese pancake, is a versatile dish that can be customized with a variety of ingredients. Made with a batter of flour, eggs, and cabbage, okonomiyaki is typically cooked on a hot griddle and served with a variety of toppings, such as okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, and katsuobushi (bonito flakes). Whether you prefer a classic okonomiyaki recipe or are looking to experiment with different flavors, this guide will help you find the perfect recipe to satisfy your craving for this delicious Japanese dish.

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OKONOMIYAKI



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Hailing from Osaka, Okonomiyaki is a delicious Japanese savory pancake made with flour, eggs, cabbage, and protein, and topped with a variety of condiments.

Provided by Namiko Chen

Categories     Main Course

Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 22

1 cup all-purpose flour (plain flour)
¼ tsp kosher salt (Diamond Crystal; use half for table salt)
¼ tsp sugar
¼ tsp baking powder
5.6 oz nagaimo/yamaimo (mountain yam) ((2-3 inches, 5-8 cm))
¾ cup dashi (Japanese soup stock; click to learn more)
4 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell)
½ cup tenkasu/agedama (tempura scraps) ((24 g))
¼ cup pickled red ginger (beni shoga or kizami beni shoga)
1 head cabbage ((large; 1.6 lb, 740 g))
½ lb sliced pork belly
neutral-flavored oil (vegetable, rice bran, canola, etc.) ((for cooking the okonomiyaki))
1½ Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp oyster sauce
4 Tbsp ketchup
3½ Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Okonomiyaki Sauce (homemade or store bought)
Japanese mayonnaise
katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) ((skip for vegetarian))
aonori (dried green laver seaweed)
green onions/scallions
pickled red ginger (beni shoga or kizami beni shoga)

Steps:

  • Gather all the ingredients.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 725 kcal, Carbohydrate 62 g, Protein 21 g, Fat 44 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 227 mg, Sodium 643 mg, Fiber 9 g, Sugar 12 g, UnsaturatedFat 21 g, ServingSize 1 serving

OKONOMIYAKI (JAPANESE PANCAKE)



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Okonomiyaki is a Japanese pancake stuffed with yummy goodness! 'Okonomi' means what you like and 'yaki' means grilled. The ingredients provided are the basic okonomiyaki recipe. Feel free to add any vegetables or other meats. Have fun playing with the ingredients!

Provided by Stephanie Llamas

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Japanese

Time 37m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup all-purpose flour
⅔ cup water
4 cups chopped cabbage
6 strips cooked bacon, crumbled
2 eggs
1 sausage, diced, or more to taste
½ cup chopped green onions
¼ cup cooked shrimp
¼ cup shredded cheese
¼ cup tenkasu (tempura pearls)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or to taste
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon panko bread crumbs, or to taste
1 teaspoon mayonnaise, or to taste

Steps:

  • Mix flour and water together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in cabbage, bacon, eggs, sausage, green onions, shrimp, cheese, and tenkasu.
  • Preheat a griddle to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C); coat with oil. Pour in flour mixture in the shape of a pancake. Cook until golden brown, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving plate.
  • Mix soy sauce, ketchup, and vinegar together in a small bowl to make okonomiyaki sauce. Drizzle over pancake. Garnish with panko and mayonnaise.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 328.8 calories, Carbohydrate 33.3 g, Cholesterol 128 mg, Fat 15.1 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 15.7 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 879.1 mg, Sugar 4.8 g

OKONOMIYAKI (OSAKA-STYLE JAPANESE PANCAKES) RECIPE



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Okonomiyaki is a Japanese pancake. This recipe is for the Osaka-style version, which can be topped with a variety of ingredients.

Provided by Setsuko Yoshizuka

Categories     Appetizer     Brunch     Entree     Lunch     Side Dish

Time 1h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 15

For the Okonomiyaki (Pancakes):
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cup dashi soup stock (or water)
1 to 1 1/2 pounds cabbage , finely chopped, divided
4 to 6 tablespoons green onion, chopped, divided
1/2 to 3/4 cup tenkasu ( tempura flakes), divided
4 to 6 eggs, divided
1 teaspoon of vegetable oil
12 to 18 strips thinly sliced pork or beef
For the Toppings:
Dash of okonomiyaki sauce
Mayonnaise
Pinch of Ao-nori (dried seaweed powder)
Handful of katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes), optional
Beni-shoga (pickled red ginger), optional

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Put flour in a large bowl.
  • Add dashi to bowl and mix to make batter. Rest for about an hour in refrigerator.
  • To make one okonimiyaki pancake, take out about 1/2 cup of batter and place into another bowl.
  • Mix about 1/4 pound chopped cabbage, about 1 tablespoon chopped green onion, and about 2 tablespoons of tempura flakes into batter.
  • Add 1 egg ​into batter and stir.
  • Heat an electric pan, griddle , or skillet and oil lightly.
  • Pour batter into the pan and make a round shape. It will take a few minutes to cook, keep an eye on it.
  • Meanwhile, fry a couple slices of meat on the side in another saucepan and place the meat on top of okonomiyaki.
  • Flip okonomiyaki and cook until cooked through.
  • Garnish the okonomiyaki as directed below. Repeat until you have used up all of the batter.
  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Flip the okonomiyaki again and spread okonomiyaki sauce and mayonnaise on top.
  • Sprinkle ao-nori over the sauce.
  • Sprinkle katsuobushi and beni-shoga, if you would like.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 534 kcal, Carbohydrate 47 g, Cholesterol 289 mg, Fiber 4 g, Protein 38 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 395 mg, Sugar 5 g, Fat 21 g, ServingSize 4 to 6 serving, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

CLASSIC OKONOMIYAKI (JAPANESE CABBAGE AND PORK PANCAKES)



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Crisp on the outside and custardy in the center, okonomiyaki are pan-fried Japanese pancakes that traditionally feature a filling of cabbage and pork belly. Here, bacon can be substituted for the pork belly, replaced with shrimp or omitted entirely. You can find the more unusual toppings like hondashi, Kewpie mayonnaise, okonomi sauce and dried bonito at any Japanese market. Similar to Worcestershire sauce but sweeter and less salty, the okonomi sauce is combined with Kewpie mayonnaise and umami-rich bonito flakes for a playful topping. This adaptable recipe is a great way to use up leftovers or other vegetables, such as shredded carrots, bean sprouts or chopped snap peas.

Provided by Kay Chun

Categories     pancakes, project, vegetables, appetizer, main course

Time 50m

Yield Two 7-inch pancakes

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 teaspoon hondashi (bonito soup stock) or instant dashi
2 large eggs
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups finely shredded green cabbage (about 1/2 pound)
1 cup thinly sliced scallions (about 5 scallions)
1 tablespoon drained pickled red ginger (or finely chopped pickled sushi ginger)
1/4 cup safflower or canola oil
3 ounces sliced pork belly or bacon, cut crosswise into 5-inch pieces
Okonomi sauce, Kewpie mayonnaise, dried shaved bonito and shredded nori, for serving

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine hondashi with 1 cup water and whisk until dissolved. Whisk in eggs until well combined. Add flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda and whisk until smooth. Fold in cabbage, scallions and ginger until well incorporated.
  • In an 8-inch nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil. Add half the batter, spreading cabbage mixture into an even 6-inch round about 1-inch thick (resist the urge to push down on the mixture). Arrange half the pork belly over the cabbage, slightly overlapping. Cook over medium-low until pancake is set and golden brown underneath, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and carefully flip pancake by inverting onto a plate then slipping back into the skillet.
  • Cook until golden brown on second side, pancake is cooked through in center and pork is lightly golden, about 8 minutes. Transfer pancake, pork side up, onto a large plate. Wipe out skillet and repeat with remaining oil, batter and pork belly.
  • Drizzle pancakes with okonomi sauce and Kewpie mayonnaise, then top with a handful of shaved bonito and nori. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 751, UnsaturatedFat 41 grams, Carbohydrate 47 grams, Fat 55 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 18 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 784 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams

JAPANESE VEGETABLE PANCAKES (OKONOMIYAKI)



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My Japanese friend served these up one day and they were just amazing. The kids gobbled them up, and I even found myself making them as a "on the go" food for the kids, minus the sauce. A great way to get some veggies in. Feel free to add other stuff to the mix, such as cooked shrimp, bacon, pork or noodles. The amounts are guesses since I'm a bit of a dump cook. If you are not going to cook it all immediately, you may need to add some extra flour or drain the additional liquid that the salt pulls from the cabbage.

Provided by C. Taylor

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 20m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 1/2 cups green cabbage, chopped super fine
1 cup mushroom, finely chopped
1 scallion, finely chopped
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup flour
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons bonito flakes
1 tablespoon dashi, granules
1/4 cup oil, for pan frying
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (japanese if you can get it)
dried seaweed flakes (optional)

Steps:

  • While oil is heating over medium high heat, make vegetable mixture. In a large mixing bowl, mix all the vegetables, eggs, flour, soy sauce, bonito and dashi.
  • When oil is hot drop vegetable mixture into pan flatening it into a small pancake shape. This needs to be no thicker than 1/3 of an inch so that it has time to cook through. Fit as many as you can in your pan without overcrowding or dropping the temperature too much. Once browned on one side, flip and brown the other side. Remove to drain on a paper towel.
  • For the sauce, mix the mayo, ketchup and worcestershire sauce together and then drizzle over the hot pancakes. Top with the dried seaweed and serve.

JAPANESE OKONOMIYAKI



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This Japanese pancake is full of authentic flavours and textures, with fresh squid or prawns and a mirin and a honey sauce. Garnish with bonito flakes

Provided by Rosie Birkett

Categories     Dinner, Main course, Supper

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 22

100g plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
1 egg , lightly beaten
100ml cooled fish stock , vegetable, chicken or dashi stock
1 baby potato , peeled and grated
¼ white, pointed or sweetheart cabbage , shredded
1 spring onion , finely sliced
thumb-sized piece ginger , grated
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp mirin
100g lightly cooked squid , king prawns or octopus (or some of each)
vegetable oil , for frying
3 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp brown sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
½ tbsp soy sauce
½ tsp mirin
1/ tsp honey
1 tbsp mayonnaise
dried bonito flakes
powdered seaweed or togarashi seasoning
sliced spring onion

Steps:

  • Combine the flour, baking powder, egg and stock. Mix until smooth, whisking out any lumps without overmixing. Add the potato, season with a little salt and white pepper, cover and rest for at least 2 hrs.
  • While the mix is resting, combine the ingredients for the sauce, stirring until it's smooth. Set aside.
  • Remove the batter from the fridge and add the cabbage, spring onion, ginger, soy, mirin and chosen seafood. Stir to thoroughly coat the mix in the batter.
  • Heat a thin layer of oil in a frying pan on a medium heat. Pour the mixture into the pan, keeping it as circular as possible. Fry for 3-5 mins. Use a palette knife to help you flip it over and cook for a further 3-5 mins, using a lid at intervals to trap the heat so it cooks through. Test to see if it's ready by sticking a chopstick into the middle. If it comes out dry, it's ready.
  • Flip onto a board and serve with the sauce and garnishes to taste. Eat straight away.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 630 calories, Fat 38 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 52 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 18 grams protein, Sodium 2.1 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Use a hot, well-oiled pan to prevent sticking.
  • Spread the batter evenly in the pan, creating a thin layer.
  • Cook the okonomiyaki over medium heat, flipping it once.
  • Top the okonomiyaki with your favorite toppings, such as cabbage, pork, shrimp, or cheese.
  • Serve the okonomiyaki with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, and katsuobushi (bonito flakes).

Conclusion:

Okonomiyaki is a versatile and delicious Japanese dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With its variety of toppings and sauces, okonomiyaki can be customized to suit any taste. Whether you are a fan of savory or sweet flavors, there is an okonomiyaki recipe out there for you. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy meal, give okonomiyaki a try.

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