Thursday, February 07, 2008

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Okonomiyaki (Japanese-style savory pancakes)

Ingredients

  • Dough
    • 1.5 cups flour
    • 7 oz. water
    • 2 eggs
    • Cabbage
    • 1 package of firm tofu, cubed
  • Possible ingredients to put into/onto Okonomiyaki
    • Katsuobushi*: Dried, shaved benito (katsuo)
    • Aonori*: Green, dried seaweed.
  • Sauces
    • Brown okonomiyaki sauce*
    • Mayonnaise


Preparation

  • Cut four large, green cabbage leaves without the hard, white core in thin strings (ca. 4 mm).
  • Mix the water, flour, eggs and the cabbage strings together.
  • Add the cubed tofu
  • Fry the dough like a pancake in a small frying pan
  • Before turning the okonomiyaki over, and while the dough is still quite soft, you may put other ingredients on top of the dough.

  • Turn the okonomiyaki.
  • When fried well, serve the okonomiyaki with katsuobushi, aonori, mayonnaise and okonomiyaki sauce.

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