Okonomiyaki

also called okonomi-yaki · Japanese savory pancake · Osaka-style okonomiyaki · cabbage pancake

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The table

Okonomiyaki: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
1 cup(130 g)all-purpose flourwhisk into a batterrest chilled 1 hrfoldgriddle in oiled 7-in mounds, pork on top, 5 min per sidefinish
3/4 cup(180 mL)dashi
2 large(100 g)eggs
6 cups(450 g)shredded cabbage
3 stalks(30 g)sliced scallions
1/4 cup(15 g; tempura crumbs)tenkasu
1 Tbsp(15 mL)vegetable oil
6 oz(170 g)sliced pork belly
3 Tbsp(45 mL)okonomiyaki sauce
2 Tbsp(30 mL)Japanese mayonnaise
2 Tbsp(3 g; bonito flakes)katsuobushi
1 tsp(1 g; dried green seaweed)aonori
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.12 things to get out.

1whisk into a batter

3fold

goes in with what step 2 made

4griddle in oiled 7-in mounds, pork on top, 5 min per side

goes in with what step 3 made

5finish

goes in with what step 4 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 1 hr 5 min3 of 5 steps give no time
Needs you
about 5 min
If you get it wrong
Narrow — it is turned once at five minutes a side: flipped early it falls apart, and one pressed down on the griddle goes dense
  1. whisk into a batter

    not timedfrom the start

  2. rest chilled 1 hr

    1 hrwalk away(we think)from the start

  3. fold

    not timed1 hr in

  4. griddle in oiled 7-in mounds, pork on top, 5 min per side

    5 minneeds you(we think)1 hr in

  5. finish

    not timed1 hr 5 min in

See how it is written
>> title: Okonomiyaki
>> category: Flatbreads & Pancakes
>> tags: japanese, cabbage, pork, griddle
>> counters: Ramen Shop, Japanese Home Cooking
>> aka: okonomi-yaki, Japanese savory pancake, Osaka-style okonomiyaki, cabbage pancake
>> servings: 4
>> time: 1 hr 30 min
>> slack: narrow — it is turned once at five minutes a side: flipped early it falls apart, and one pressed down on the griddle goes dense

Whisk @all-purpose flour{1%cup}(130 g), @dashi{3/4%cup}(180 mL), and @eggs{2%large}(100 g) into a batter.

Rest @&(~1)batter{} chilled ~{1%hr}.

Fold @shredded cabbage{6%cup}(450 g), @sliced scallions{3%stalks}(30 g), and @tenkasu{1/4%cup}(15 g; tempura crumbs) into @&(~1)batter{}.

>> step: griddle in oiled 7-in mounds, pork on top, 5 min per side
Griddle @&(~1)batter{} in 7-in mounds in @vegetable oil{1%Tbsp}(15 mL), lay @sliced pork belly{6%oz}(170 g) on top, and cook ~{5%min} per side.

Finish @&(~1)okonomiyaki{} with @okonomiyaki sauce{3%Tbsp}(45 mL), @Japanese mayonnaise{2%Tbsp}(30 mL), @katsuobushi{2%Tbsp}(3 g; bonito flakes), and @aonori{1%tsp}(1 g; dried green seaweed).