Story: Okonomiyaki
Episode: 12
Presenter: Brendan Pang
Air Date: 12th November 2022

Trev showed you how to grow it and now Chef Brendan Pang is going to show you how to cook with it, see what some Cabbage’s can be whipped up into!

Okonomiyaki (Savoury Cabbage Pancakes)

Ingredients for Cabbage Pancakes

• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 cup water
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup plain flour
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 4 cups finely shredded cabbage
• 2 tsp grated ginger
• ¼ cup grapeseed oil
• 1 cup prawn tails, peeled and deveined, roughly chopped
• 100g thick-cut bacon, cut into 2.5cm pieces
• Okonomiyaki Sauce
• ¼ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 ½ tbsp caster sugar

Equipment List

• Non-stick pan
• Spatula
• Ladle
• Tongs
• Knife and chopping board
• Spoons
• Mix of bowls

Method

1. For the okonomiyaki sauce heat the ingredients in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves, stirring.
2. Put all the okonomiyaki ingredients except the bacon in a large bowl and mix well.
3. Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add half of the oil. When the oil shimmers, ladle about 1/4 of the batter into the skillet, shaping into a large, thick pancake. Layer several pieces of bacon on top.
4. Cook over medium-low until the pancake is browned and set on one side. Do not rush - this will take around 7 or 8 minutes. Flip, and cook on the other side. Repeat with the remaining batter.
5. Serve, second side up, with okonomiyaki sauce, a drizzle of mayo, the nori, bonito flakes and spring onion.

Ingredients for okonomiyaki sauce

• Okonomiyaki sauce (above)
• Kewpie mayonnaise
• Crumbled nori, to garnish
• Bonito flakes, to garnish
• Spring onion, sliced, to garnish

Enjoy!