Okonomiyaki Recipe

This popular Japanese street food often likened to a savoury pancake is a delicious treat and super easy to make at home! Check out the recipe below, supplied by @vickyskitchan, to bring an authentic taste of Japan to your kitchen.

What is Okonomiyaki?

But first, what exactly does this classic dish entail? ‘Okonomiyaki’ translates to ‘grilled as you like it’, meaning there are often many variations and different ingredients you can include according to personal preference. The basic recipe includes flour or okonomiyaki mix, eggs and cabbage, with traditional toppings of okonomiyaki sauce, Japanese mayonnaise and bonito flakes. Once you’ve got the basic recipe down, you can experiment with other ingredients and toppings. Popular additions include:

• Yakisoba noodles
• Tofu
• Beansprouts
• Spring onion
• Sweetcorn
• Lotus Root
• Mushrooms
• Prawns
• Takoyaki
• Chikuwa fish cakes
• Kimchi

The right sauce is also essential for the best okkonomiyaki experience. The brand Otafuku makes some of the best sauces around for these pancakes!

Okonomiyaki Ingredients

• Otafuku okonomiyaki pancake mix
• 2 eggs
• 10 prawns, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cabbage, shredded
• 3 spring onions, finely chopped
• Kewpie mayonnaise
• Otafuku okonomiyaki sauce
• Bonito flakes

How to Make Okonomiyaki

1. Combine the pancake mix, eggs, prawns, cabbage and spring onions into a bowl and mix thoroughly.
2. Heat a frying pan over a medium-high heat and spoon half of the mixture into it. Cook for 3 minutes.
3. Flip the okonomiyaki over and cook for a further 3 minutes with the lid on.
4. Repeat with the remaining mixture.
5. Decorate the okonomiyaki with the sauces and bonito flakes.

And there you have it - an authentic okonomiyaki recipe in just a couple of simple steps! If you want to give this tasty recipe a go, remember you can get all the ingredients you’ll need right here at our online Japanese food store. Image credit: @vickyskitchan