How To Make Traditional Okonomiyaki Easily At Home

Okonomiyaki are the Japanese Street Food Pancakes of your dreams. No not the fluffy pancakes that you've seen float around the internet, these are better. This is a real deal (kind of authentic) okonomiyaki that in my opinion is the best way to serve it. It's simple, easy to make, and it's delicious. That's how I like mine.

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[IeshiAke]

Imagine walking into the kitchen and seeing Joshua talking into a cupboard

[nobbie]

OMG I've been wanting to make okonomiyaki at home for a long time! We usually make what we call "economiyaki": the cheap version LOL

[TheBallisticzero]

Am I the only one that loves the white wall? It gives the place this clean and pro feeling that is complemented by how clean the kitchen looks in the next shot. Just my honest opinion

[epicninjabunnies]

I first made okonomiyakis for my bf about a year ago bc I thought it’d be nice to get more variety in our stay-in dinner date meals. Totally backfired bc then it was like the only thing he wanted for dinner and they were kinda time consuming (I’d made crunchy tempura bits and extra toppings). Eventually I said we could keep having them if HE made them, so I took him with me to the Asian market, showed him where everything was, and taught him how to make them. Now it’s un-backfired bc I get to eat okonomiyakis 2+ times a month but someone else does all the work lol. He’s even come up with a keto version, and a “southerner style”.

[JunyaYashiki]

LOVE okonomiyaki! It literally translates into, “what you prefer, fried”

[MakeSushi]

This is the Osaka style okonomiyaki, I think I prefer the Hiroshima style, still nice video, Joshua.

[fenrirgg]

"Easily at home" Then proceeds to name 20 ingredients I won't find in a radious of 300 km around my house 😐

[harumis]

I used this recipe and made my Japanese Mommy happy! Thank you!😁

[ensigndan]

I’ve been making this for a few years and it’s amazing. My wife lived in japan and asked me to learn how to make it and it is easily my favorite thing to make and eat. Worth the effort.

[best_jared]

“Kitchen Sink” means “Everything BUT the Kitchen Sink”. It’s a hyperbolized way of saying it’s got a lot of ingredients.

[VixeyTeh]

The okonomiyaki sauce here in this video is an American version.

Traditional Japanese is a plum, dates and peach based sauce called Otafuku. The recipe varies a great deal from region to region.

In Australia most places use Teriyaki sauce or a BBQ sauce.

Of course choose the sauce you like best and don't forget the Kewpie mayo! :)

[TheBausparfuchs]

Oh Boy! Had an Kimchi Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima and that was one of the best things i ever eat in my entire live.

[sanaiwao]

This is real authentic!! Even with the homemade okonomiyaki sauce, it seems pretty close to the real thing for me. I think there are some tiny differences, like how in my family we have a massive hot plate and while we're cooking the main pancake we'll fry the pork belly and shrimps on the side and pop them on right before we flip it. We'll also do whole shrimp rather than cutting it into small pieces, and we'll get squid too. Also pro tip: once you've turned the pancake over poke holes in it with chopsticks to get heat coming through more easily! But yea sick vid!

[Dogmyhomework]

As a Japanese, I was always confused why okonomiyaki gets referred to as a “pancake”. It’s nothing like a pancake to me and it feels similar to if someone was describing orange juice as “soup”.

[blockobondify]

Look at this dude. He got his new gadget and now he will use a shit ton of katsobushi in almost every dish... I like it.

[Kindred_Lamb]

to add to the tempura scrap part, you can compromise by using either a poder tempura and making into a batter OR making your own regular batter with just flour(idk of itll be the same consistency) then you make little droplets onto a pot of hot oil, youre basically frying your own tempura scraps. As for making the little drops, using a fork should help, dip a fork into the batter then let bits of batter drip onto the hot oil.

[Crzyrednckmexican]

I remember watching those from this anime Ranma 1/2 I always thought they looked so good!

[angelhorta]

Amazing video! You should look into making traditional Mexican food like pozole!!

[laviruderman]

I've made Okonomiyaki dozens of times and just tried your recipe. It was great. It was my first time making the sauce and I was impressed. I still added Yamaimo since my Osaka friends swear by it, but I might try a side by side comparison since I'm not convinced it's necessary. I substituted flour and soy sauce with Cassava flour and tamari for my Gluten Free friends. I don't know any GF substitutes for Worcestershire sauce.

[Adodereader]

Be carful if you are not a big fish eater with this one. I had to make two at the last minute, one with water and one with dashi, the dashi one was the only one with bonito on top. Made because my sis is allergic to tuna which i had forgotten. I much preferred the water one. I think it might have been down to the bonito flakes rather than the dashi but just beware. Think the flavour of fish pie thats been made with smoked fish, thats the level of fishness with bonito on top. Fairly easy recipe