Okonomiyaki

After having a bad Okonomiyaki during the Nara Festival (a post about it coming soon!), i had the urge of making one myself. I've never made one before but i was convinced that as long as i didn't end up burning it, the results would better than the one i had at the festival. I looked up for some recipes online and found one that turned out quite well...i ended up making a Banana Prawn Okonomiyaki, Beef Okonomiyaki and Marinara Mix Okonomiyaki.

Out of all the Okonomiyakis that i made, my favorite one was the Banana Prawn Okonomiyaki. The beef one and the marinara one didn't have as much taste. So i do suggest that you season them before making your Okonomiyaki.

A small tip: adding slices of bacon does make the Okonomiyaki taste better.

- Okonomi Sauce (if you don't have the store bought one, you can simply make the sauce by mixing 3 tbsp of ketchup, 1 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce and 1 tsp of Soy Sauce together)

- Katsuobushi (Bonito Flakes)



Preparation:

1.In a large bowl, whisk together the plain flour and water until smooth

2. Add Eggs, Cabbage, Onions, Shrimp (Beef or Marinara mix) and mix, but don't over mix.

3. Oil a frying pan and add 3 pieces of bacon. Then, add Okonomiyaki mixture into the frying pan.

4. Using a spatula flatten and form pancakes until around 1.5cm thick and approximately 20cm

5. After about 3 minutes, flip over pancake and cook for another 4-5 minutes.

6. Flip pancake again and cook for another 3 minutes or until firm and well browned.