Hiroshima Okonomiyaki
37 min · 8 steps
Medium: 31–60 min or 7–12 steps
About this dish
Cabbage, pork, noodles and egg built up in layers on the griddle rather than folded into one batter, each element cooked to order before the stack is pressed together. Hiroshima's answer to Osaka's version, and locals are firm that theirs is correct.
Allergy Info
Gluten, Eggs, Soya, Mustard, Fish
Diet Info
Meat
Before you start
Ready-made is fine, or make your own.
- Tonkatsu Sauce100 mlstart 6 minutes aheadMake your own
Ingredients
Fresh Produce
- Cabbagefinely shredded400 g
- Beansprouts100 g
- Spring onionssliced2
Meat & Poultry
- Pork Bellyvery thinly sliced200 g
Fish & Seafood
- Bonito flakes5 g
Dairy & Eggs
- Eggs4
Dried Goods
- Plain flour100 g
- Water150 ml
- Yakisoba noodles300 g
Oils & Condiments
- Vegetable Oil25 ml
- Ready-made tonkatsu sauce100 ml
Utensils
- Large frying pan
- Meat thermometer
- Mixing bowl
- Chopping board
- Sharp knife
Method
Finely shred the cabbage and slice the spring onions.
Whisk the plain flour and water together in a bowl to make a thin, pourable batter.
Heat a little of the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and pour in a thin layer of batter to form a large crepe.
Pile the cabbage, beansprouts and half the spring onion onto the crepe and lay the pork slices over the top, then cook for 5 minutes.
Flip the whole stack carefully, pressing down gently, and cook for 6 minutes more, checking a slice of pork reaches 63°C with a meat thermometer.
Push the stack to one side, add the yakisoba noodles to the empty pan space, and toss with a splash of oil for 3 minutes to heat through.
In the same space, crack an egg and spread it thin, then lay the noodle stack and cabbage stack on top and press together for 2 minutes.
Slide onto a plate, brush generously with tonkatsu sauce, and top with bonito flakes and the remaining spring onion.