Chicken noodle okonomiyaki

This Japanese street food is a popular pan-fried dish that consists of batter, cabbage and a variety of toppings. We've taken up the challenge and come up with our own dairy free option that will leave feeling satisfied.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 35 mins

Hands-on time: 15 mins

Ingredients

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2 x 69g packets wholegrain chicken 2 minute noodles, flavour sachets discarded
½ cup self-raising flour
6 eggs
1 tablespoon salt-reduced soy sauce
1 x 300g packet finely shredded coleslaw mix
150g cooked skinless chicken breast, roughly chopped
4 spring onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespooons Kewpie Japanese mayonnaise
2 tablespoons hot chilli sauce
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
2 bunches steamed or stir-fried broccolini, to serve

Instructions

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1 Cook noodles according to packet instructions. Drain and set aside.

2 Place flour in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and crack in eggs. Add soy sauce, mixing until smooth. Add coleslaw, chicken, noodles and three-quarters of the onion, mixing to combine.

3 Heat half the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add half the noodle mixture to pan, flattening to form a 1.5cm thick pancake. Cook for 4–5 minutes or until underside is golden and cooked through. When pancake is set and firm enough to flip over, carefully slide out onto a large plate. Turn pan upside down to cover pancake then flip both over so uncooked side of pancake is on base of pan. Cook pancake for a further 3 minutes or until underside is golden and cooked through. Transfer pancake to a serving plate. Repeat with remaining oil and noodle mixture to make two.

4 Drizzle okonomiyaki with mayonnaise and hot chilli sauce. Sprinkle with seeds and remaining onion. Serve with broccolini on the side.

HFG tip

Cooking for kids who don’t like spice? Replace hot chilli sauce with the sweeter, vegie-based tonkatsu sauce.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 580cal

Kilojoules 2424kJ

Protein 31.3g

Total fat 31.9g

–Saturated fat 6.8g

Carbohydrates 38.1g

–Sugars 4.5g

Dietary fibre 8.6g

Sodium 527mg

Calcium 134mg

Iron 3.5mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

First published: Aug 2022

One comment on Chicken noodle okonomiyaki

25329418 March 17, 2023 at 9:38 am #

I love this recipe! I have tweaked it a bit though to add some more flavour e.g. onion and garlic powder, a little bit more soy and a dash of sesame oil but it’s a really fun dish to try.

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