Okonomiyaki is a Japanese omelette more famous than the name suggests. His fame comes from one of the most beloved cartoons of the generation who lived their childhood in the eighties: Kiss me Licia!
There Japanese omelette who prepared the grumpy Marrabbia, fiddling with the hot plate of his restaurant, is just this okonomiyaki, a tasty combination of eggs, cabbage and other ingredients, born in Osaka.

Doing it again at home is not that difficult, even if the taste of the Japanese omelette is made above all by the list of authentic ingredients from Japan, now easily available also in specialized shops in Italy or on Amazon: dash instant), okonomi sauce, katsuobushi … But in reality the basic preparation is also suitable for experimenting with the ingredients you have in the refrigerator.
In the recipe below you will find the correct ingredients for the original recipe (pictured above) but also alternatives.

Recipe: okonomiyaki, Japanese omelette

For the batter

2 eggs
200 g of cabbage (or cabbage when in season)
1 spring onion (or a leek, when in season)
100 g dashi broth (or vegetable broth)
5 tablespoons of okonomiaky flour (or 3 tablespoons of unrefreshed mother yeast, or 5 tablespoons of 00 flour)

Extra ingredients

sweet bacon, or peeled shrimp, or mushrooms

For the topping

of your choice: okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, teriaki sauce, barbecue sauce, katsuobushi

Method

With a mandolin, cut the cabbage and leek into very thin slices. In a large bowl, mix the flour, broth, egg and add the cabbage and leek. Stir with a wooden spoon a few times. If you mix too much the final result will be rubbery and instead the consistency must be soft, slightly "slobbering".
Heat a non-stick griddle or pan until very hot. Sauté any extra ingredients you like (shrimp, bacon, mushrooms) until slightly crunchy.
Pour the batter over, forming two omelettes, round, about two centimeters high.
Let them sizzle on the plate for a couple of minutes and then cover them with a lid. After about 4 minutes, turn the okonomiyaki on the other side and cook for another 4 minutes.
Bring to the table very hot decorating with the sauces you have available.

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