Okonomi-yaki

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 250 g plain flour
• 1 tablespoon dashi, granules for making stock (you can buy this from any asian grocery shop)
• enough water, to make into batter (not to thick)
• 100 g cabbage
• 1 green onion
• 2 eggs
• 100 g very thinly sliced lamb
• dried bonito flakes (you can also buy this from any asian grocery shop)
• japanese mayonnaise (que pi)
• japanese worcestershire sauce (okonomi-yaki sauce)
• japanese shredded dried fresh seaweed (furikake)

Recipe

• 1 prepare the batter and mix well, don't use the eggs until the rest of the ingredients are added.
• 2 rinse the cabbage and onion in cold water and shred finely.
• 3 the lamb must be thinly sliced and you can either cut it into 1 1/2 inch squares or just tear it apart as you add to the batter.
• 4 add the cabbage, onion, egg and lamb to the batter and mix well.
• 5 for cooking i like to use a 20cm frying pan heated to about 400f but these are a great meal to cook on the bbq.
• 6 pour the batter mix into the frying pan to what ever size you enjoy and sprinkle on the bonito flakes.
• 7 cook for about 3 minuted then turn and cook for 5 minutes, flip again and cook for 5 minutes and again and cook for 3 minutes(flipping and cooking several time ensures the batter is cooked through without burning).
• 8 serve with the okonomi-yaki sauce and the japanese mayonnaise to taste and sprinkle on the furikake.
• 9 i'm telling you my favorite version, remember you can use your own ingredients such as seafood but please use the dashi granules for the batter(it makes a major difference if you don't).