Vegetarian Okonomiyaki with Homemade Chuno Sauce

Prep Time:30 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Servings: 4 minutes

Vegetarian Okonomiyaki with Homemade Chuno Sauce is a savory Japanese pancake made with cabbage, scallions, and batter, pan-fried until crispy. Topped with a tangy-sweet homemade chuno sauce, mayo, and seaweed flakes, it's flavorful, comforting, and completely meat-free.

Ingredients:
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup water or broth
  • 1 cup tofu
  • 2 cup all purpose flour or whole-wheat pastry flour
  • 2.5 cup cups cabbage (about 400 grams) thinly sliced
  • 1 red onion, grated (or finely diced)
  • as you like it toppings* see step 4
  • 1/2 cup del monte™ ketchup
  • 1/4 cup lea & perrins worchestershire sauce™
Directions:
  1. Mix egg, water or broth, and tofu with a whisk. Smash tofu if needed. Add flour and whisk. Should be a 'watery-looking' batter, so add a little more water if needed.
  2. Add thinly sliced cabbage and grated onion. Mix well.
  3. Wipe grill, hotplate, or skillet with oil on a paper towel. Drop in 1/2 cup measure for pancake-size okonomiyaki, about 3 per skillet.
  4. Add the As You Like It Toppings*: Broccolini flowers, diced sweet potato (microwave first) , shredded carrots, chopped spinach, daikon tops, or bok choy (blanched, squeeze water out), chopped scallions, sushi nori, sesame seeds, chopped peppers, hijiki sea vegetables, edamame, shredded cheese, chopped tomatoes (drain some), cooked fava beans, etc.
  5. When first side is cooked, turn over and cook second side (topping-side) quickly.
  6. Slather generously with Chuno Sauce.
  7. If you multiply Okonomiyaki recipe, don't forget to multiply Homemade Chono Sauce recipe!
  8. Or since this is 'As You Like It', you can fill the whole skillet with batter to make one large okonomiyaki, the way it is served in Japan. Cut like a pizza, or eat one skillet-size okonomiyaki as a dinner.