Bacon And Cheese Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake)

Bacon cheese Okonomiyaki（ベーコンチーズお好み焼き）

What kind of dish is Bacon cheese okonomiyaki?

This is a recipe for western-style okonomiyaki (Japanese pancakes) with bacon and cheese.

A typical okonomiyaki is made with shredded cabbage, eggs, flour, and pork belly. Okonomiyaki is seasoned with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, bonito flakes, and green laver.

This recipe uses bacon instead of pork belly and cheese instead of mayonnaise, but it’s also delicious if you add ketchup or Tabasco to your taste.

There are many variations on okonomiyaki. The recommended ingredients are listed below. Try a variety of them.

• Seafood such as squid, shrimp, and mentaiko
• Fermented foods such as natto, kimchi, and cheese
• Aromatic vegetables such as shiso and green onions
• Mochi
• Fried Egg
• Tempura flakes
• yakisoba noodles

Ponzu or soy sauce can also be used instead of sauce depending on the ingredients.

About Okonomiyaki

“Okonomi” means to like or love. As the name suggests, okonomiyaki is a popular dish among a wide range of generations.

The sauces used for yakisoba, takoyaki, and okonomiyaki are all basically similar, but yakisoba sauce is a little spicier than the others, while okonomiyaki sauce is sweeter, and all of them have a wonderful aroma that whets the appetite.

This dish is made with plenty of cabbage and grated yam. These vegetables protect the stomach and promote digestion.

The grated yam gives the dish a chewy texture and prevents the batter from becoming dry.

Okonomiyaki may seem like a very heavy dish, but it is actually rich in vegetables and protein, so it has a healthy side.

Types of okonomiyaki:

• Osaka style
  • It is made by mixing a flour batter with cabbage and then frying it in a teppan or frying pan.
• Hiroshima style
  • It is made by cooking a batter made of flour and water, topping it with cabbage, and topping it with ingredients such as pork belly, then steaming and flipping it over. In most cases, it is topped with fried noodles and a fried egg.

NUTRITION FACTS of Bacon cheese okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake)

2506 kcal Protein 127.9 g Fat 121.2 g Carbs 237.8 g Salt Equivalent 11.9 g

INGREDIENTS for Bacon cheese okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) ( 4 pieces)

Grated Chinese yam = tororo　 Green laver = aonori

• Bacon (100g)
• ☆Cabbage (500g)
• ☆Grated Chinese yam (tororo) (200g)
• ☆4 Eggs
• ☆Dashi stock granules (5g)
• ☆Soy sauce (6g)
• Wheat flour (160g)
• Cheese (80g)
• Green laver (aonori) (3g)

Bacon cheese okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake)　COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut the cabbage into 2mm strips.
2. Mix the cabbage, grated yam, egg, dashi stock granunles, and soy sauce thoroughly.
3. Add the flour in several batches. Mix well after each addition.
4. Preheat the electric griddle (hot plate) to 230°C.
5. Cut the bacon in half.
6. Arrange the bacon on the electric griddle and place a ladleful of batter on top.
7. Place the bacon on top of the batter.
8. When the bottom side is cooked through, flip it over.
9. Once both sides are golden brown, top with okonomiyaki sauce, cheese, and green laver seaweed and it’s done.

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