A signature of Japanese road meals, particularly of Osaka, okonomiyaki is a savory pancake recognized for its custardy inside and a bevy of ending touches. Whereas the standard recipe options grated mountain yam (nagaimo or yamaimo) to nail the dish’s characteristically smooth texture, this model approximates the outcomes with a pantry-forward batter and some cups of thinly sliced cabbage. In the meantime, bacon makes an important extra-flavorful stand-in for the thinly sliced pork stomach present in iterations throughout Japan.
This okonomiyaki recipe requires immediate dashi inventory powder. If you happen to don’t maintain it readily available and wish to save your self a visit to the grocery retailer, we’ve provided a easy substitution: Simply combine a little bit of fish sauce with water to imbue the okonomiyaki batter base with an identical taste. Subsequent, to approximate Okonomi sauce—the sweet-savory condiment typically drizzled over okonomiyaki alongside mayonnaise (in case you have Kewpie mayo readily available, all the higher)— physician up your favourite ketchup with Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce.
We like to decorate this umami cabbage pancake with sliced pickled ginger and delicate bonito flakes, a.okay.a. katsuobushi (each obtainable at most Asian grocery shops or simply bought on-line), plus contemporary inexperienced onions. However be at liberty to raid your pantry for tenkasu, furikake, nori flakes, toasted sesame seeds, or anything you’d care to sprinkle with abandon.
