Seafood Okonomiyaki with Nagaimo Yam. Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) is sometimes called "Japanese savory pancake" or "Japanese pizza", but personally, I think it's more like a dish between savory pancake and frittata. Chinese cuisine uses Nagaimo (Chinese yam) and I hope one day Asian grocery stores in the Netherlands will. Osaka-style okonomiyaki is the predominant version of the dish, found throughout most of Japan.

Using Traditional Nagaimo or Yamaimo - For the Grated Yam. Okonomiyaki is getting slowly more popular outside of Japan. It's often described as a Japanese pizza, but it's more like a savory pancake. You can have Seafood Okonomiyaki with Nagaimo Yam using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Seafood Okonomiyaki with Nagaimo Yam

Prepare 120 grams of Okonomiyaki mix.
You need 140 ml of Cold water.
You need 220 grams of Cabbage.
Prepare 10 grams of Tempura crumbs.
Prepare 2 tbsp of Red pickled ginger.
It's 40 grams of Thinly sliced pork belly.
Prepare 2 of Eggs.
It's 4 grams of Sakura shrimp.
It's 100 grams of Mixed frozen seafood.
Prepare of For the toppings:.
Prepare 1 of Shredded nori seaweed.
You need 160 grams of Nagaimo (grated).
You need 1 dash of Green onions or scallions.
You need 2 of Egg yolks.
Prepare of For the soy sauce dressing:.
It's 2 tbsp of Soy sauce.
It's 1 tbsp of Mirin.

Nagaimo is a starchy root vegetable, which can be known under the names taro root or under that annoying generic term for any starchy root vegetable unfamiliar to to. Yamaimo (Mountain Yam) / Nagaimo (Long Yam): This is what makes the pancakes fluffy and chewy at the same time. This ingredient needs to be grated and To serve, place the pancake on a plate and drizzle with okonomiyaki sauce, Japanese vegan mayo and garnish with green onions, anori (nori). Okonomiyaki comes from combining two Japanese words "okonomi" and "yaki", meaning "as you like it, grilled." As implied, this versatile recipe makes a perfect tabletop cooking recipe - you can almost do no wrong!

Seafood Okonomiyaki with Nagaimo Yam step by step

Combine the okonomiyaki mix with very cold water and mix until just no longer floury. If you dissolve the powder too much, it will become sticky, so be careful..
Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Meanwhile, cut the cabbage into 3-5 mm strips and finely mince the pickled ginger..
Place the batter, cabbage, egg, tempura crumbs, and pickled ginger into a bowl and mix together using cutting motions. Mix while incorporating air into the batter; don't knead all the air out..
Heat a frying pan and cook the okonmiyaki. Top the batter with pork slices. While the batter is still soft, tidy up the sides. Cook over low heat for about 5 minutes and then flip it over..
After flipping, cook over low heat for another 8 minutes. Don't push down on the top of the okonomiyaki. While it's cooking, grate the yam..
Flip over the okonomiyaki once more and cook for 2 minutes..
Once it's done, transfer it to a plate and coat it with the soy sauce mixture. Top with plenty of grated yam. Serve it up from the frying pan, so that it can be enjoyed piping hot!.
Drizzle soy sauce on top of the grated yam. Sprinkle with shredded nori and chopped green onion. Place an egg yolk in the center to finish..

Authentic okonomiyaki includes grated nagaimo (similar to a yam) that adds a creamy texture to the batter and if you can't find it, feel free to omit it! You can add whatever you like to the batter with common additions being pork belly, shrimp, octopus, calamari, oysters, soba noodles, udon noodles. Note About Nagaimo Yam: Nagaimo is a type of Japanese mountain yam that is slimy when grated. An essential ingredient in okonomiyaki is some grated nagaimo in the raw batter. Often found in Asian markets packaged in shrinkwrapped styrofoam or packed in sawdust, nagaimo is a type of yam that is very long and tubular.