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Fluffy and Chewy Okonomiyaki with Japanese yam (Nagaimo) - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Fluffy and Chewy Okonomiyaki with Japanese yam (Nagaimo).
Would you like to try adding Japanese yam (Nagaimo), and cook fluffy and chewy okonomiyaki? Crispy pork belly and aroma of the sauce is appetizing. You can also easily make it in a pan. It is very tasty, so please try making it.
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Cook time

30 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Pork belly
    4 sheets
  • Cabbage
    2 sheets
  • (A)Cake flour (Pastry flour)
    100 g
  • (A)Eggs
    2
  • (A)Water
    200 ml
  • (B)Japanese yam (Nagaimo)
    60 g
  • (B)Red pickled ginger
    20 g
  • (B)Tempura bits
    10 g
  • Salad oil
    1 tbsp
  • Okonomiyaki sauce
    2 tbsp
  • Japanese Mayonnaise
    2 tbsp
  • Dried green seaweed flakes (Aonori)
    as needed
  • bonito flakes
    as needed

How to make

  1. Prepare. Peel and grate yam.
  2. 1. Roughly chop cabbage.
  3. 2. Cut pork belly into 3 equal pieces.
  4. 3. Put (A) in a bowl and mix well. After mixing well, add Step 1 and (B) and mix further.
  5. 4. Heat cooking oil in a pan over medium heat. When it gets warm, pour the dough into a circle shape and set Step 2 on top.
  6. 5. When the bottom is browned, turn it over, cover it with a lid, and leave it on medium heat for 2 minutes to steam cook. Remove from heat when cooked through.
  7. 6. Plate it and spread okonomiyaki sauce. Add mayonnaise, aonori (dried green seaweed flakes), and bonito flakes, and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

We used okonomiyaki sauce, but it'll be still tasty to use other sauces. Please adjust the amount of the toppings to your taste.

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