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Clam Okonomiyaki

Osaka cabbage pancake with clam bits

  • 30 min
  • Medium
  • Makes 2 pancakes

Ingredients

  • 6 razor clams, chopped
  • 1 cup flour + 2/3 cup dashi + 2 eggs
  • 3 cups shredded cabbage, 2 green onions
  • Okonomi sauce + kewpie mayo
  • Bonito flakes, aonori

Method

  1. Batter: flour, dashi, eggs. Fold in cabbage, onions and clams.
  2. Oiled skillet, medium: pour a thick pancake, lid on, 4 minutes.
  3. Flip; 4 more minutes uncovered.
  4. Paint with okonomi sauce, zigzag the mayo.
  5. Bonito flakes wave hello. Serve hot.

Tip. More cabbage than batter — it should barely hold together.

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