Monday, March 19, 2012

Okonomi-yaki: お好み焼 (Okonomi-Yaki)




Since it was raining last weekend, I cooked some Okonomi-Yaki for my family.
Some people say it is "Japanese Pancake" but it is not quite right. It look pancake but it tastes more heavy dish. It has variety of ingredients more than juts dough.
Hiroshima and Osaka are popular region for this popular food, "Okonomi-Yaki"
I would like to introduce recipe for Osaka style today.
(I will make Hiroshima Style later on)


Step 1: Make Stock
As usualmake Stock "Dashi" by Tangle and dried Bonito flaked. (refer to "Chinese Pork Nabe" in the old post) And put it in the refrigerator for a few hours.



Step 2:  Make Dough
Go to Japanese Super market get Okonomiyaki Flour first ^_^
Then mix it with the Dashi with ratio of Flour 1 : Dashi 1.3.
Mix it little by little. and let it cool in the fridge if you have extra time.



 Step 3: Mix them
Mix dough with diced Cabbage. Do not make the dice too big, not too small. Mix them with Cabbage 1 : Dough 0.7. put shrimp, Squid as you like. Put Egg mandatory.
Do not mix too hard. Mix them gently and softly.



Step 4: Fry it
put it onto the pan and make shape with spoon. Make it like 15-18 cm and Put Sliced Pork Ribs. Once you make shape and put the slices, DO NOT Touch. let it cook with Mid-high temp.
Once you check the bottom and you see the bottom get barley colored, then you turn it.





Step 5: Dinner is ready
You turn it once again. The side of Pork should be the front.
Put Okonomi-Yaki source (Go to Japanese Supermarket ^_^;:) , Mayo and seaweed fleak and dried Bonito flakes.



Step 6: If you want to try REAL thing,
Go to Osaka.


Hmmm.. it was Yummy....
Enjoy it!



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