Okonomiyaki Recipe Blog » kansai http://okonomiyakirecipes.nthmost.com an ode to okonomiyaki, the Japanese savory pancake Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:38:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Okonomiyaki on a Budget http://okonomiyakirecipes.nthmost.com/2009/03/02/okonomiyaki-on-a-budget/ http://okonomiyakirecipes.nthmost.com/2009/03/02/okonomiyaki-on-a-budget/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:20:28 +0000 nthmost http://okonomiyakirecipes.nthmost.com/2009/03/02/okonomiyaki-on-a-budget/ Okonomiyaki for 100 yen?  Even in the U.S. it would be hard to make a good okonomiyaki for as little as the equivalent in dollars, about $1.25 right now.

Over at 100yendinner, the lovely Kanmuri has posted her 100-Yen Okonomiyaki — precisely 93-yen actually — which even includes beef!  That’s pretty luxurious in Japan.  ^_^

Kanmuri’s 100-Yen Okonomiyaki Dinner:


Beef: 50¥
Cabbage: 25¥
Egg: 18¥
Total:93¥

    • This is not the exact recipe for Okonomiyaki but it is my simpler version of it.
    • In a bowl mix half a cup of flour with half a cup of water. Add an egg and mix well
    • Mince cabbage (a little less than 1/5 of a whole cabbage) and add it to the mix.
    • Put about a table spoon of olive oil in a fry pan. Add the mixture and fry the same way you would a pancake. Add thin slices of beef or pork on top.
    • Once the the okonomiyaki starts to brown, flip it over and wait for the meat to be cooked.
    • Transfer in a serving plate and add mayonnaise, okonomiyaki sauce and aonori (green seaweed flakes) and serve!

 

I noticed that flour and okonomiyaki toppings aren’t in the ingredient price list.  I suppose it’s assumed that most people already have these on hand.

But the cost of a tablespoon of mayo and a half cup of flour wouldn’t jack the price up all that much.  All totaled, maybe it would come to about 150 yen — still impressive.

Whether you buy your ingredients in yen, dollars, or pounds, go give Kanmuri’s recipe a try and tell us how it works out for you!

]]> http://okonomiyakirecipes.nthmost.com/2009/03/02/okonomiyaki-on-a-budget/feed/ 0 How to Make a Kansai-Style Okonomiyaki in a Restaurant http://okonomiyakirecipes.nthmost.com/2009/02/21/how-to-make-a-kansai-style-okonomiyaki-in-a-restaurant/ http://okonomiyakirecipes.nthmost.com/2009/02/21/how-to-make-a-kansai-style-okonomiyaki-in-a-restaurant/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:29:13 +0000 nthmost http://okonomiyakirecipes.nthmost.com/2009/02/21/how-to-make-a-kansai-style-okonomiyaki-in-a-restaurant/ I found this set of photos on RamenAndFriends.com showing the process of creating an okonomiyaki from a bowl of raw ingredients to a finished and decorated savory pancake.  It’s very typical of any okonomiyaki restaurant in Japan.

Some restaurants don’t have instructions on how to make okonomiyaki, or the instructions aren’t in English.  Use these pictures and simple instructions in order to know ahead of time how to do it!

These are good pictures, and a picture is worth 1000 words.  If you have any confusion about how to prepare a Kansai-style okonomi-yaki, these photos will clear it up.

Very rustic looking but definitely OISHII-sou!  Well done.

If you feel like being an Okonomiyaki Perfectionist, on the other hand, you will find this video quite useful and amusing. ^_^

Thanks to Free Online Japanese Recipes for helping me find this clip!  As discussed on the blog, “here are some points from the video clip to cook a perfect okonomiyaki:

  • When mix the flour and ingredients, be sure to let some “air” go into the ingredients
  • Don’t over beat/mix to avoid moisture come out from cabbage
  • Make the thickness around 3cm (Kansai-style Okonomiyaki) “
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