お好み焼き [Oko-no-mi-ya-ki]

Okonomiyaki is the Japanese word for what could be translated as "a cabbage pancake". It's healthy and delicious. I was recently shown how to cook this popular dish, Kanto style -- which was very different from the method I usually use!

Here is the recipe....


1. Mix batter and add to the bottom of a hot pan. Add shredded cabbage over the batter.

2. Next, add the inner ingredients: one egg, crushed dried shrimp, your favorite meat and veggies (usually cheese, mushrooms, etc...)

3. Add more batter to the top, cook and fold it over.

4. Add sause, mayonaise, dried green seaweed, and bonito (a kind of dried fish). 

The inside looks like this: 

Kanto style okonomiyaki is folded over and the taste is similar to eating mochi with vegetables. In other areas of Japan, this dish is cooked differently -- all the ingredients are mixed with the batter and cooked as one. Simple and easy. Kanto style takes a little longer, but the end result is still tasty! ^_^

What to know more about okonomiyaki? Click HERE to read more, and learn how to cook it.