Japanese Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き)

Have been absent for 2 months without any posting on my blog but seems nobody missed my food leh!  Sad!  But life goes on...........   

Had a great holiday at Jeju and Seoul, Korea for 8 days trip with my 2 girls from 23rd May to 1st June 2012.   Hope to upload the photos and details here in the near future!

After the fascinating Korea Trip immediately have to head to Gopeng Perak to register youngest daughter Tammie to her matriculation school for the next 52 weeks.   Tammie is not  physically  and mentally prepared for a brand new life ahead!  Bless her and wish her all the best in her future undertaking!  Mummy and Daddy love you!!

I am sharing here with you a Japanese Delight Okonomiyaki ((お好み焼き).  A Japanese pizza.  Okonomiyaki simply means 'what you like" whereby you can add any ingredients as you wish. 
 If you have a passion for food, you absolutely must try Okonomiyaki! 

 

A giant Okonomiyaki (8" the size of the bottom of my frying pan)

This no so nice  photo was taken using my outdated hand phone as my Nikon D3100 was still at the workshop    =(

 These ingredients are picked randomly  in my kitchen!  

The recipe got it from a book (made some amendments) belong to my friend Winnie Tan from Johore Bharu.

I am excited to share the joy of this wonderful  Okonomiyaki Recipe!

Recipe 

Some squids  (sliced)

 some cabbage ( I used purple cabbage)

4 crab stick (diced)

some spring onion or chives (cut into sections)

I add on my favorite basil leaves which is available in my fridge

 (You can add any ingredients of your liking with no restrictions and fixed amount

Okonomiyaki

200 gm low protein flour

30gm custard powder

2 eggs

4 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt 

500 ml water or to adjust

For the sauce

5 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

4 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp potato flour

5g bonito flakes

100 ml water

To garnish

some mayonnaise, some shredded seaweeds and some  Bonito flakes

Method

Mix the sauce ingredients together and bring to a boil set aside.

Sieve and combine the low protein flour and custard powder, add in other ingredients of okonomiyaki and mix well. Set aside.

Heat up a non stick frying pan at low heat, coat with a thin layer of oil.  Pour a few scoops of flour mixture of no. 2 into thin layer.  Add in the cabbage, crab stick and squids (which is pan fried earlier) Add in few more scoop of the flour mixture on top.

Fry both side till golden brown with medium heat.

Pour sauce of No. 1 over the okonomiyaki.  Garnish with seaweeds, mayonnaise and Bonito flakes.

Tadaaa......  The crispy on the outside and soft inside Okonomiyaki is ready to be served!  

Tips

The above recipe is just a guide line only.  You have your imagination and create your very own master piece of Japanese  Pancake or Pizza!  Have fun!!!!