How to Make Hiroshima Okonomiyaki at Home

By Sudachi · 40 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, mix the oyster sauce, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, sake, sugar, black pepper and sesame oil to make the yakisoba sauce.
2. Heat a frying pan over medium-high. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of cooking oil and the yakisoba noodles; fry undisturbed until crisp underneath, then flip and repeat.
3. Pour the yakisoba sauce over the noodles and stir-fry until evenly coated. Set aside.
4. Heat a large frying pan over medium-low. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons of oil around the pan, then wipe off the excess with kitchen paper, leaving a thin film.
5. While the pan heats, whisk the flour, dashi, sugar and mirin in a small jug until smooth to make the batter.
6. Briefly lift the pan off the heat, pour in three-quarters of the batter at the centre, spread it thin with the back of a spoon, return the pan to the heat and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of bonito flakes over the wet batter.
7. Layer 50 g of cabbage, 4 tablespoons of fried squid snack and 50 g of bean sprouts, one layer at a time, then drizzle the remaining batter over the top.
8. Lay 100 g of thinly sliced pork belly on top, cover and steam-fry for 5 minutes.
9. Meanwhile, mix the Worcestershire sauce, oyster sauce, ketchup, honey and soy sauce to make the okonomiyaki sauce. Set aside.
10. Remove the lid, flip the okonomiyaki, cover again and cook the other side for 5 minutes until the pork is cooked through. Slide it onto a large plate.
11. Whisk 1 egg with a pinch of salt in a bowl until combined.
12. Wipe the pan clean, add a little oil and spread it, wiping off the excess. Pour in the egg and swirl to coat the base.
13. When the egg is about 80% cooked, place the cooked yakisoba on top and press lightly. Put the okonomiyaki on top, pork side in the middle, crepe side up.
14. Use a spatula to loosen the edges, then carefully flip everything onto a plate so the egg is on top and the crepe underneath.
15. Generously coat with the okonomiyaki sauce, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of chopped green onion and add the optional egg yolk.

Summarized from Sudachi's video. Watch it for the details.

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