Okonomiyaki, Japanese Savory Cabbage Pancake
By Tiffy Cooks
If you never tried Okonomiyaki or Japanese Savory Cabbage Pancake, you are missing out. This popular Japanese street food is fluffy, crunchy, and my favorite way to enjoy cabbage! It’s one of my favorite things to order, even at Taiwanese night markets! Today, I am sharing my Bacon and Cabbage Okonomiyaki, but you can also enjoy it with seafood, shiitake mushroom, cheese, or even yakisoba noodles. You can customize it with your own choice of protein, toppings, and condiments. You have to try this at home!
Ingredients
- 200 g Cake Flour
- 2 Large Eggs
- 200 g COLD Water
- 100 g Japanese Yam grated
- ¼ Cabbage chopped
- 2 Green Onion chopped
- 4-7 slices Bacon or topping of your choice
Instructions
- In a bowl, sift in the cake flour to prevent any lumps. Add in 2 eggs, ice-cold water, season with salt, and grated Japanese yam. Mix till a thick but fluffy batter.
- Add in the chopped cabbage, green onion, and fold to mix.
- Turn the heat to medium-, in a non-stick pan, add in oil. Once the pan is hot, add in the cabbage mixture. Spread, so it is even, topped with sliced bacon. Cover and let it cook for 5 minutes.
- Flip, cover, and let it cook for another 4-6 minutes.
- Topped with your preferred condiments such as takoyaki sauce, Japanese mayo, seaweed, and bonito flakes.
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Notes
Today I am sharing my Bacon and Cabbage Okonomiyaki, but you can also enjoy it with seafood, shiitake mushroom, cheese, or even yakisoba noodles. It might be the most delicious way to enjoy cabbage!
Nutrition
Calories: 349kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 13gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 194mgPotassium: 441mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 278IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 1mg
