How to Make Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savory Pancake) ー Quick and Easy Recipe!
Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake that mainly consists of batter and cabbage. The word "okonomi" means your choice or how you like. And the word "yaki" means grilled or cooked. Thus, you can add different toppings and ingredients to the batter and cabbage base. The most common fillings are pork, squid, octopus, shrimp, kimchi and green onion. And for the toppings; okonomiyaki sauce, Japanese mayonnaise, katsuobushi (bonito flakes) or aonori (type of seaweed).
Overview
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Total servings: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Okonomiyaki Kit
- 2 Eggs
- Water 160ml
- Shredded cabbage 300g
- Negi (welsh onion)
- Okonomiyaki Sauce
- Mayonnaise
- Bonito Flakes
Expert's Tip
Okonomiyaki is usually eaten in restaurants or at home. While it is a relatively easy to prepare dish it takes time if you try to do it from scratch. Luckily, if you want to enjoy tasty okonimiyaki at home there is a faster way to prepare it; the okonomiyaki kits. These prepared cooking sets are available in supermarkets and specialised shops as well as at our online store. The Otafuku okonomiyaki kit below contains okonomiyaki flour mix, tempura crisps, yam powder, and aonori (dried seaweed). You can cook okonomiyaki easily with this set.
Instructions
1) Mixing the Ingredients
Put 160cc water in a bowl. Add the flour mix from the white packet with the ingredients from the pink packet. Then add about 300g of cabbage, 2 eggs, sliced green onion and the tempura crisps.
2) Cooking the Okonomiyaki
Heat the frying pan and add the mix on the pan. Add sliced bacon or other toppings of your choice on top of the pancake. Cook for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes flip the pancake and put the lid over the frying pan. Cook for 5 minutes. Flip again the pancake and cook for 2 minutes more.
3) Adding the Toppings
Add okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, bonito flakes and aonori seaweed on top of the pancakes.
About the author
David Canigueral
David is based in Kobe and has been living in Japan for the past 8 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). On top of his studies, he has participated in International exchange programs in Germany, Mexico, and Boston, US. When it comes to writing articles, he is particularly interested in Japan-made utensils and tools as well as Japanese food, especially healthy ingredients, and difficult-to-find gourmet products. He also enjoys sharing reviews related to cafes, restaurants, and places he has visited. He always tries to make sure to write objectively and accurately, but at the same time engagingly. In his free time, he likes to play sports but is more recently into running, hiking, and skiing. He also likes reading about economics & business in general, traveling, and spending time outdoors with his family & friends at parks and beaches.
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