Easy Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savoury Pancake)
Enjoy this super simple Japanese egg pancake for a lighter, protein rich dinner or as a substantial lunch. We love it with or without prawns, leftover cooked chicken, smoked bacon or even chuck in some leftover roasted veggies. The classic Okonomiyaki is always serve with a drizzle of mayonnaise and a sweet sauce. Kecap Manis is good, as is brown sauce but we have opted for Sriracha on this occasion.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Make the Okonomiyaki batter by combining the beaten eggs with the flour, soy sauce half of the sesame oil and 1 tsp salt. Whisk until smooth.
Step 2
To the batter, add the shredded cabbage, grated carrot, sliced spring onions and grated ginger. Mix well to combine the ingredients together. If you have chosen to add prawns to your pancake, add these in as well.
Step 3
Heat a large non stick and oven proof frying pan (one that will serve 4) and add the remaining sesame oil. Turn the heat to medium and once hot, pour in the mixture. Even it out in the pan and allow to cook for 5 minutes. Transfer the pan to the oven for a further 5 minutes to allow to eggs to cook all the way through. One cooked, the pancake should be firm. Transfer it to a serving board and if you can, flip it to reveal the top. Drizzle with mayonnaise and if you have any, a little Sriracha and kecap manis.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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2 tbsp Soy Sauce 1x Sainsbury's Light Soy Sauce 150ml -
6 Spring Onions, finely sliced 1x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g -
1 Carrot, peeled and grated 1x Sainsbury’s Carrots Loose -
4 Eggs, beaten 1x Sainsbury's British Free Range Eggs Medium x6 -
0.5 Sweetheart Cabbage, shredded 1x Sainsbury's Sweetheart Cabbage -
0.5 tbsp Ginger, peeled and grated 1x Sainsbury's Ginger 100g -
4 tsp Sriracha Chilli Sauce 1x Sainsbury's Sriracha Hot Sauce 300g -
2 tbsp Sesame Oil 1x KTC Pressed Toasted Pure Sesame Oil 250ml -
1 tbsp Kicap Manis 1x Malay Taste Kicap Manis 150g -
150g Cold Water Prawns 1x Sainsbury's Peeled Coldwater Prawns MSC 150g -
6 tbsp Plain Flour 1x Sainsbury's Plain Flour 500g -
2 tbsp Mayonnaise 1x Hellmann's Real Squeezy Mayonnaise 250ml -
Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g