Okonomiyaki

I have long admired this incredibly versatile japanese savory pancake. Its pancake for dinner! What could be better? You can pretty much add what you want in it and on top of it. Don't feel stuck to any recipe. I used this really handy dandy knowledge filled website to create mine: Okonomiyaki World

Okonomiyaki

1 cup flour
2/3 cup broth (I used chicken but dashi is traditional)
2 egg
3 cup cabbage (finely shredded)
1 large cooked octopus tentacle (diced)

Garnish:
dried bonito flakes
oyster sauce (there's an actual okonomiyaki sauce you can buy or make)
kewpie mayonaise
furikake seasoning

Mix flour, broth, and eggs until you get a very smooth batter. Add in cabbage and octopus. Stir until everything is just mixed and coated. Heat a flat pan or griddle over a medium high flame. Once its warmed up add some oil to coat then a scoopful of the batter/veggie mix. Press down with spatula until it's an about 3/4 inch thick pancake. Cook for 3 minutes and check for browning on the underside. If its not brown you might need to turn up the heat a little. Flip pancake (its thick and heavy with veggies so you want a giant spatula or two) and cook for 4 more minutes. Take off flame and put some pretty lines of kewpie and oyster sauce on. Sprinkle with a little furikake and top with a small fluffy pile of bonito. Serve immediately. Its best hot.