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Okonomiyaki with Bacon, Prawns and Bonito
A hearty Japanese cabbage pancake bound with a savoury flour batter, loaded with prawns, crisp bacon and egg, then finished with okonomiyaki sauce, Kewpie mayo and dancing bonito flakes. The flour batter carries the carbs, and the prawns, bacon and eggs push each serve well past 26 g of protein.
Serves 4Prep 25 minCook 25 minprawn
Containsegg · gluten · soy · fish · shellfish
Protein 18%Carbs 31%Fat 51%
About 740 kcal a serve — 34 g protein, 58 g carbs, 41 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.
Ingredients
Serves 4
Method
Mix the batter
batterWhisk the plain flour, eggs, dashi and salt together in a large bowl until smooth. Rest 5 minutes.
In the bowlBatter →
whisk smooth, rest 5 min
Fold in the veg
batterAdd the shredded cabbage, spring onions and pickled ginger. Fold through until every strand is coated — it will look like more cabbage than batter, which is right.
In the bowlBatter →
fold to coat
Add the prawns
batterStir the chopped prawns evenly through the cabbage batter.
In the bowlBatter →
stir through
Lay bacon in the pan
cookHeat 1/2 tbsp oil in a large non-stick frypan over medium heat. Lay a quarter of the bacon strips flat, then spoon a quarter of the batter over the top and press into a round pancake about 2 cm thick.
In the panCook →
medium heat
Cook each side
cookCook 5–6 minutes until the underside is golden and set, then flip carefully and cook another 5 minutes until cooked through and the prawns are opaque. Repeat with remaining oil, bacon and batter to make 4 pancakes.
Finish and serve
serveSlide each pancake onto a plate. Drizzle with okonomiyaki sauce, zig-zag over the Kewpie mayo, then pile on the bonito flakes so they curl and dance in the heat. Serve hot.
On the plateFinish →
sauce, mayo, bonito
Cook's noteShred the cabbage as finely as you can — thin strands bind better and cook evenly. Okonomiyaki sauce and Kewpie mayo are worth buying from an Asian grocer, but a mix of tonkatsu sauce or a Worcestershire-ketchup blend works in a pinch.
Estimated per serve
740 kcal · 34 g protein · 58 g carbs · 41 g fatestimates, within ~10%
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