Somen Okonomiyaki

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 70 g pasta (i used somen for this)
• 1 slice bacon (diced)
• 1/3 cup shrimp (steamed and diced)
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon fresh scallion (chopped)
• 1/3 cup cabbage, shredded
• 1 egg, beaten with
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/8 cup worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon nori (julienned)
• 1 teaspoon julienned pickled ginger

Recipe

• 1 break somen noodles in half prior to cooking.
• 2 cook according to directions and strain, but do not rinse in water.
• 3 seperate the somen into 2 stacks
• 4 heat oil in 10 inch frying pan on medium heat.
• 5 place 1 stack of somen in pan, arrange in to a circle and flatten with spatula.
• 6 top with bacon, shrimp, basil, scallion, cabbage, and second stack of somen.
• 7 pour on egg mixture.
• 8 flatten and shape with spatula.
• 9 cook until browned on one side, then flip and brown on other side, reshaping as needed.
• 10 plate and drizzle with worcestershire sauce.
• 11 top with mayonnaise, nori, and ginger.
• 12 ***a simple salad of arugula, shredded carrot and cabbage, sliced cucumber, and diced yellow pepper drizzled with a balsamic vinaigrette and topped with julienned nori makes a great accompaniment.