Okonomiyaki
As seen in a previous issue of GR, this is what I've been eating lately. It doesn't take long, don't need a recipe, and it comes out pretty good. It's mostly cabbage, and whatever bits of veggies and meats you need. Kewpie mayo, katsu sauce, and fish shavings make this work well. There's still no okonomiyaki only shops around. They've come and mostly failed. Yet there are spots where you can get it and it's not bad. Raku in WLA does it well.
This is what it looks like half done. I still stink at flipping pancakes and okonomiyaki. I just slide it on a plate and turn it that way. Any tips?Labels: food
posted by gr @ PERMLINK: 2:19 PM
8 Comments:
Get an electric griddle. I got a cheapo one ($20) at the grocery store and it has revolutionized pancake making! Also excellent for grilled cheese.
Thanks for the tip on Raku. I never see this on menus in my end of town and I totally suck at making it myself.
The trick to flipping pancakes and other flippable foods well is usually all in the pan. It takes practice, but the best way to flip really cleanly is to just whip the object up the side of the pan like it's going up a skate ramp, let it do a little airborne 180, and then meet it with the pan just as it flips. I'm not that good at it, but I can do it cleanly most of the time. The real trick is timing the meeting between the airborne food and the pan. It doesn't need to get dramatic, it should barely be out of contact with the pan.
I like to eat okonomiyaki with a side of yakisoba.
ALso if you're going to do the meat, slice it smaller, it actually binds together well. I did that in my next batches, and it came out great.
Naomi, i'll check out the griddle... does it do both sides at once?!
not thst it's a specialty place, but haru ulala on second in little tokyo does a killer okonomiyaki, despite the fact that it's not on the menu.
it is honestly one of the best i've tasted and i've had okonomiyaki from kansai area.
Gaja in Lomita. Okonomiyaki only. Well, mainly Okonomiyaki.
When I was living in Japan, Okanomiyaki was my favorite food there. I liked the fact you could make ANY kind of Okanomiyaki. The best place was this place near my work in Kyoto. My favorite one was a ham and cheese one that had an American flag stuck on top. OMG, it was good. I went back about 10 years later and it was exactly the same.
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