1. My Favorite Japanese Dish
Hiromi Suzuki
My Favorite Japanese Dish
~Okonomiyaki~
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2. Hiromi Suzuki
What is Okonomiyaki?
Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savoury pancake containing a variety of ingredients. The name is derived from the word okonomi, meaning "what you like" or "what you want", and yaki meaning "grilled" or "cooked" (cf. yakitori and yakisoba). Okonomiyaki is mainly associated with Kansai or Hiroshima areas of Japan, but is widely available throughout the country. Toppings and batters tend to vary according to region.
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3. How to make Okonomiyaki
Hiromi Suzuki
How to make Okonomiyaki
Dashi
Katsuo-bushi
Ao-nori
Japanese mayonnaise
Okonomiyaki sauce
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Ingredients Serves: 2
Base: 1 cup flour 3/4 cup dashi* 1 egg 1/8-1/4 of a cabbage
Toppings: 12 slices of thinly sliced pork
Squid
Garnishing : Katsuo-bushi (dried bonito flakes)**
Ao-nori (green seaweed) **
Sauces: Okonomiyaki sauce **
Japanese mayonnaise **
*Dashi is Japanese stock, used in a lot of different recipes. It is packed in
sachets that come in boxes like the picture. Just mix up a bit with some hot
water.
**You can buy them in oriental groceries.
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4. How to make Okonomiyaki
Hiromi Suzuki
How to make Okonomiyaki
For 1 Okonomiyaki
Step 1:
Chop cabbage finely.
Step 2:
Break an egg into a large bowl and pour in the dashi, and the flour.
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Step3:
Then beat with a whisk until smooth.
Step4:
Add the finely chopped cabbage and mix.

5. How to make Okonomiyaki
Hiromi Suzuki
How to make Okonomiyaki
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Step5:
Fry 6 of the sliced pork well on a pan.
Step6:
Take out 3 of the fried sliced pork and leave the rest on the pan.
Step 7:
Throw the cabbage/dough mixture on top of the fried pork in a round.
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Step 8:
Place the rest of the fried pork on the top of the rounded mixture.

6. How to make Okonomiyaki
Hiromi Suzuki
How to make Okonomiyaki
Step 9:
Let it to cook through for 5 minutes
or so. Then flip it.
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Step 10:
Let it cook for another 5-10 minutes.
Step 11:
When it is cooked (break the dough to see if it is cooked ), flip it out onto a
Plate.
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Step 12: Cover it with Okonomiyaki sauce and mayonnaise.

7. Hiromi Suzuki
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