Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savory Pancake)
A quick Japanese savory pancake made with cabbage, egg, flour, and ham or bacon, finished with barbecue sauce and mayonnaise.
This recipe is Japanese style, lunch, scaled for 2 servings, with 3 min prep and 4 min cook.
Prep: 3 min · Cook: 4 min · Total: 7 min · Serves: 2
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include all-purpose flour, water, egg, cabbage.
- Follow all 6 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 2 servings.
Ingredients
- 0.667 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.333 cup water
- 1 unit egg
- 100 g cabbage (shredded)
- 1 slice ham (diced, or use bacon)
- 0.25 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 0.125 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil (for the pan)
Instructions
- Combine the flour, water, egg, salt, and pepper in a bowl until smooth.
- Stir in the shredded cabbage and diced ham or bacon.
- Heat enough oil in a frying pan to coat the base.
- Pour in all the batter for one large pancake, or half for smaller pancakes.
- Cook until browned on both sides and cooked through.
- Mix the barbecue sauce and mayonnaise together and spread or drizzle over the okonomiyaki before serving.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 263
- Protein: 10 g
- Fat: 15 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 471 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.