Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Okonomiyaki - Japanese Savory Pancake

This is one of the products that I got from the "try the World" box.  I thought it would be  special if I try to make it for Father's Day.  My husband has been to Japan quite a few times when he was still in the Navy so he is  used to eating Japanese food.  This okonomiyaki kit is very easy to prepare.  I like the fact that the  instruction is available in four langues including  English, which is awesome.  
Okonomiyaki i-s a popular dish in Japan.  It is an omelette-like pancake  made with a variety of savory  toppings.  The kit includes the basic ingredients needed to  make the savory pancakes.  The pink bag  is the yum powder, the yellow bag is the tempura crisps, green bag is the seaweed.
How to  mix the batter:

  • Add 3/4 cup of water to a large bowl follwed by the yamn powder and mix until dissolved.  Add the okonomiyaki batter mix and blend until dissolved.

I did not  have  head cabbage  in the fridge so I just picked some fresh kale  from the garden and chopped it finely.  I think I had a cup of kale in there.  I added two eggs to the batter and then added the  kale and the  the tenka or the tempura  crisps.  
I cooked one side of the bacon to make sure that  the one I will put on top of the omelette  is already  cooked.
The batter makes two  pancake/omelette.  You can use an electric griddle or   just an ordinary frying pan.  Coat the pan with olive oil  in low heat and then  pour half of the batter.  Soread it into a circular shape.
Wait till it is golden brown and then put the  bacon on top.
Slowly flip the  pancake.
When both of the pancake  is done, sprinkle the  green seaweed and you can add hot sauce or any kind of sauce as well.  I used sriracha on mine.
I cut each pancake in four  slices and served it with  pineapples slices and takaokaya or seaweed.  
The kids thought it was weird to have pancake  tha is savory but they like it because of the bacon in it, lol.
The kale was perfect  for this recipe.  Hubby thought it was really good.  He gave it two thumbs up.

23 delicious comments:

Myrah - Coupon Mamacita said...

That looks so thoroughly delicious. I LOVE the bacon on top. Yum!

Sandy Segur said...

Oh my that looks delicious!! I notice your mixing dish in the beautiful photos. I have a set like that passed down from my grandmother.

Pam said...

My son would love this. He is preparing to begin his culinary degree this fall and this looks like a recipe he would enjoy trying to make.

Chubskulit Rose said...

@Sandy, that mixing dish was passed down to us byu the former owner of the house. She left a lot of stuff for us when we bought our home.

Diana V said...

Those pancakes looks amazing!!!!!!!! I'm so hungry right now lol, I can't wait to try your recipe :D

Aprill said...

OMG that looks delicious. I love savory foods. Thanks for sharing!

ourfamilyworld said...

I love Okonomiyaki. It's so savory and tastes even better with Japanese mayo and Bonito flakes.

Melissa Pezza said...

Yum! We're kosher, so I'll have to use turkey bacon, but yeah... YUM!

Six Time Mommy TEST said...

Do those ever look good! I've never had anything like this before. I bet my husband would love it just as much as I would! -jeanine

ricci said...

Wow!! This looks really yummy!! I am all about savory foods lately and I think these savory pancakes sound delicious!!

krystal said...

I've never heard of a Japanese savory pancake. What a really cool idea for a recipe.

Julie @ Director Jewels said...

This looks really good - and I don't even like bacon! I'll have to add it to my list of recipes to try. Thanks!

Unknown said...

These looks soo delicious. I wish to be a good cook like you in the future,

Unknown said...

I've been wanting to try one of those World boxes! This looks so dang tasty!

Hazel JL said...

This looks very interesting and yummy too! I love anything with bacon so I think I will love this one if I try it!

Elizabeth O. said...

We love Japanese food and this is one of my favorites. This tastes great with Japanese Bulldog Sauce.

Lainy said...

Baket ganyan ka, Rose?! Huhuhu!

I can see myself gobbling that at one go! It looks so yum! Lucky hubby!

Cherry said...

Will try cooking this with my girl who loves Japanese food. Ikaw na ang official cooking inspiration ko sis! ;)

Yona Williams said...

I must say…that savory pancake looks delicious. I want to try this, and I like that it includes cabbage (originally) and bacon.

Maria Teresa Figuerres said...

It looks really good. I haven't tried preparing this dish before, must do that soon.

papaleng said...

Seems a delicious one but I am not into Japanese foods.

Nova said...

It looks delicious from here, plus that bacon that come with all the spices you have? delicious.

Mommy Levy said...

My family loves Japanese foods, but we haven't tasted this one yet. This looks interesting and yummy!

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