Japanese savoury pancakes

This veg-packed okonomiyaki recipe is a vegetarian take on a popular Japanese street food item. These savoury pancakes are easy and cheap to make and you can play around with the ingredients to use up what's left in your vegetable drawer. Serve them with a salad or some stir-fried greens, for a complete meal.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 25 mins

Ingredients

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4 eggs
1¼ cups wholemeal flour
1¼ cups vegetable stock
2 x 300g bags of finely chopped coleslaw mix
1 cup green beans, sliced into 3cm lengths
1 small red capsicum, thinly sliced
½ cup fresh coriandercilantroX or parsley, finely chopped
sweet chilli sauce or sriracha mayonnaise, to serve
80g mixed rocketarugulaX and spinach leaves, to serve

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Instructions

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1 Whisk the eggs in a large bowl, gradually adding flour and stock. Mix until smooth and season with pepper. Add the coleslaw mix, beans, capsicum and fresh herbs into the batter, and mix well.

2 Heat a large non-stick frypan, (one with a lid) over medium heat. When frypan is hot, add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. Using a half-cup measure, scoop mixture into pan, flattening each pancake slightly and also leaving room in-between to flip the pancakes with a spatula.

3 Place the lid on the pan and cook over a low heat for about 3–4 minutes, or until golden. Carefully flip pancake over and cook the other side for a further 3–4 more minutes with the lid on. Repeat until all batter is used up (makes 16 pancakes).

4 Eat the pancakes warm, with a drizzle of sweet chilli sauce or mayo, and a side of salad leaves.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 367cal

Kilojoules 541kJ

Protein 16.1g

Total fat 10.6g

–Saturated fat 10.6g

Carbohydrates 45.9g

–Sugars 16.8g

Dietary fibre 13.2g

Sodium 473mg

Calcium 147mg

Iron 4.2mg

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: Apr 2021

2 comments on Japanese savoury pancakes

D'arne Goldie August 19, 2021 at 4:05 am #

Hi. I’d like to print this recipe but i don’t see a print option. Only a Facebook and Pinterest option. I’ve asked this question before and have been told that the print option is “at the bottom of the recipe underneath the tips section”.
You help is appreciated.

D’arne

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- Jen deMontalk August 23, 2021 at 1:22 pm #
  
  Hi D’arne Goldie
  Sorry to hear you’re still struggling with printing the recipe. If the print button is not showing for you above the Facebook and Pinterest icons, you can try right-clicking your mouse on the recipe and selecting ‘Print’ from the menu.
  
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