Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancake)

This savory pancake filled with cabbage, bacon, sausage, and shrimp is a well known Japanese dish, okonomiyaki, that's easy to customize.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 329 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 tablespoon panko bread crumbs, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon mayonnaise, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or to taste
• 4 cups chopped cabbage
• 6 strips cooked bacon, crumbled
• 0.66666668653488 cup water
• 0.5 cup chopped green onions
• 1 sausage, diced, or more to taste
• 0.25 cup cooked shrimp
• 0.25 cup shredded cheese
• 0.25 cup tenkasu (tempura pearls)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix flour and water together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in cabbage, bacon, eggs, sausage, green onions, shrimp, cheese, and tenkasu.

Step 2

Preheat a griddle to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and coat with oil.

Step 3

Pour 1/4 of batter onto preheated griddle. Cook until golden brown, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving plate. Repeat to make a total of 4 pancakes.

Step 4

Make sauce: Mix soy sauce, ketchup, and vinegar together in a small bowl. Drizzle over pancakes.

Step 5

Garnish with panko and mayonnaise.