
When you have some Vegetables getting old in the fridge, there are ways to use them up. My ‘Clean-Up-Fridge Curry’ is a good way and I recommend you to try. This is another good way. Just cut all Vegetables into thin strips, mix them with the batter, and pan-fry into a large ‘Okonomiyaki’ pancake. I always enjoy it with Okonomiyaki Sauce and Japanese Mayonnaise, but today I added Sriracha, which I recently discovered goes well with Okonomiyaki.
Makes
1 to 2 Servings
Ingredients
1/2 cup Plain Flour OR Self-Raising Flour
1/2 cup Water
1 Egg
1/4 teaspoon Dashi Power
2 cupfuls Vegetables *Add as much as you like if you can combine with the batter
*e.g. Cabbage, Carrot, Onion, Capsicum, Broccoli Stem, Kale, Zucchini, etc.
80g Prawns OR other Protein *cut into small pieces if large
*e.g. Squid, Ham, Sausage, Pork, Bacon, Edamame, etc.
1 tablespoon Oil for cooking
Okonomiyaki Sauce OR your favourite Sauce
*Note: Today I used Okonomiyaki Sauce, Japanese Mayonnaise and Sriracha
Aonori (Dried Green Laver Flakes) *optional
Method
- To make batter, mix Flour, Water, Egg and Dashi Powder. Cut all Vegetables into thin strips, add to the batter, and combine well.
- Oil a frying pan and cook Protein ingredients. *Note: If you use Seafood, Ham or anything that doesn’t have to be cooked very well, you can simply mix them with the batter instead of cooking them separately.
- Pour the vegetable mixture over, form a large pancake, and cook over medium low heat. When the edges of the pancake has set, flip the pancakes over, and cook until all the batter is cooked. You may flip the pancakes over a few times while cooking.
- Place the pancake on a serving plate and dress with your favourite sauce. Today I used Okonomiyaki Sauce, Japanese Mayonnaise and Sriracha. Sprinkle with Aonori (Dried Green Laver Flakes) if you have it.
Comments
Valerie
18/08/2022
Just made this to use some wilting broccoli, beansprouts, and spring onions! It was very good – I added some homemade benishoga. Thank you for the idea, Hiroko!
Hiroko
19/08/2022
What? Homemade benishoga? Who are you, Valerie? I have never ever tried to make benishoga myself. By the way. thanks for trying this recipe. I am glad it helped you to clean up your fridge.