This vegan Okonomiyaki Recipe is easy to make and super delicious! You’ll love the Japanese Savory Pancake with Cabbage for lunch, dinner, or for meal prep!
Hello my dears,
Today I want to share with you my favorite Japanese dish: Okonomiyaki. This savory pancake with cabbage caught my eye right away and is super easy and quick to prepare. At the moment it’s my favorite “home office” lunch!
I still remember the first time I ate okonomiyaki. In fact, I got to know it dish in Bali. After looking for a restaurant (or rather Warung) near our accommodation, we came across this small Japanese restaurant. The menu didn’t have a lot of vegetarian food, so okonomiyaki was the only and one choice for me. Luckily! Because I fell in love with this dish from the first bite.
I was even happier when I had to chance to try okonomiyaki at its origin: in Japan. There you have super cozy okonomiyaki restaurants in which each guest has their own small grill plate on which you can fry your own okonomiyaki. Such a great and delicious experience!
I was even happier when I had to chance to try okonomiyaki at its origin: in Japan. There you have super cozy okonomiyaki restaurants in which each guest has their own small grill plate on which you can fry your own okonomiyaki. Such a great and delicious experience!
Since it is relatively difficult to find vegetarian or even vegan dishes in Japan, I ate okonomiyaki almost every day. And I didn’t think that was a bad thing 🙂This savory pancake is made with cabbage and served with mayonnaise and tonkatsu sauce. There are many options for the combinations.
In order to bring Japan into my kitchen, I made the recipe vegan with plant-based ingredients only. You will be amazed at how delicious and easy it is. Maybe it will also become your favorite “home office” lunch?
Enjoy & much love,
Elisabeth
Ingredients
Okonomiyaki:
- 200g flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cabbage (finely shredded, about 400g)
- 1 bunch spring onions (chopped)
- 200 ml water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp flex seeds
Tonkatsu Sauce:
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp mustard
Other:
- Vegan mayonaise
- Fried Onions
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the okonomiyaki. Mix gently to a nice dough. Leave some spring onions aside for topping later.
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Brush the skillet with some oil and scoop half of the cabbage mixture into the skillet to make the first Okonomiyaki. Flatten the mixture with a spatula and cook for about 3 minutes per side, or until brown. Repeat with the remaining mixture, wiping out the skillet and brushing more oil, if needed.
- While Okonomiyaki is frying, prepare the Tonkatsu Sauce by mixing together soy sauce, brown sugar, tomato paste, and mustard.
- Top the okonomiyaki with tonkatsu sauce and mayonnaise. Sprinkle with fried onions. Serve hot and enjoy.
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