I took a cooking class with some coworkers at a local cooking school. It was japanese small plates. So many good yummies!
We made these pancakes and we were super excited about it. We had a vegetarian with us so we definitely upped our veggies! When we were cooking these in class it was clear we got too excited about the veggies and we didn’t have enough batter to hold our pancakes together!
This time i was making it at home for the hubbie and generally i hide the veggies so we did a little less veggies and it really did the trick.
I cheated and picked up a bag of slaw instead of getting a head of cabbage, had some shredded carrots in the freezer, and a sweet potato that I shredded half. It gave us a nice amount of veggies.
I chose to make the pancakes smaller mainly because in class, we had to flip it with the pan… so at home, no thank you! I did a couple in a regular non-stick pan, and a couple in a cast iron. I liked the texture on the cast better.
I have made dashi a while prior for a tofu dish we had made in class, so I was able to take some from the freezer and easily add it to the dish.
That meant i had Bonito flakes for topping them off! I also made kewpie mayonnaise and okonomiyaki sauce. Hubby didn’t really like the okonomiyaki sauce, but I enjoyed it!
Japanese Pancake (okonomiyaki)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 eggs
- 1⁄4 cup [recipe:dashi (asian soup base)]
- 2 handfuls slaw (from a bag)
- 1/4 sweet potato, shredded (1/4 cup or so)
- 1⁄4 lb sliced bacon, diced and cooked until crispy
- 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, ground ginger, egg, and dashi until well incorporated, do not over work.
- Gently stir in the vegetables and bacon
- In a large non-stick pan, cast iron skillet, or cast iron flat top grill, heat a thin layer of vegetable oil over medium heat.
- Pour about 2 oz of pancake mixture in piles,
- flattening slightly.
- Cook until browned on the first side 3-4 minutes, flip and finish cooking on the second side.
- Garnish with kewpie mayonnaise, okonomiyaki and extra bacon
Verdict: I love these. I could eat them at least once a week. Still working on the hubby!
This recipe listed as is, is 1/2 the recipe and it makes 2 pancakes, so perfect for a couple. Double or more for your group/family size
If you try this recipe let me know what you think!
