The combination of cheese and mochi (rice cake) gives the okonomiyaki a gooey texture, kind of like a cheese pizza. It’s fun to make a variety of okonomiyaki for parties.
Also check out my recipe for Kansai style okonomiyaki.
Also check out my recipe for Kansai style okonomiyaki.
Yield: 2 servings
Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups okonomiyaki powder
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 beaten egg
- 1/4 lb sliced beef
- 3 cups sliced cabbage
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 2 mochi (rice cake, about 2oz, chopped)
- 1/2 cup bonito (optional)
Spices
- 4 tsp okonomiyaki sauce
- 2 tsp Japanese mayonnaise, such as Kewpie
Preparation
- Mix okonomiyaki powder with water in a bowl until smooth
- Mix in egg, cabbage, mochi and cheese in a bowl
- Heat oil in large frying pan then pour in the batter (like a big pancake), but leave some room around the edge to grill the beef (see picture).
- Add beef around the edge and cook cake and meat for 3 minutes
- Put the beef on top of the cake, flip the cake, and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Spread on okonomiyaki sauce and mayonnaise, then sprinkle on some bonito (if desired)
Modifications
- If you don’t have okonomiyaki sauce you can use oyster sauce, ketchup, soy sauce, and mayonnaise, 1 tsp each
- You may substitute beef with shrimp, pork, or squid
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Hi Tanya,You are not missing anhtiyng, and both are good way to make dashi. Dashi is just a simple stock or broth that can be made from variety of umami’ ingredients, such as dried bonito flakes, konbu (dried kelp), dried sardines, and dried shiitake mushroom. You can use it by itself or combination such as bonito and konbu. Here, we wanted to make it as simple as possible, yet very flavorful. Konbu bonito combination may create the best dashi (called ichiban dashi), but quick dashi using bonito flakes alone can still be great and much better than using instant dashi powder which many people use these days.
Thank you for the recipe for the mochi cheese okonomiyaki. I have never had okonomiyaki with cheese and mochi before so it will be fun to try it. Will you suggest to me what kind of cheese you used in your recipe? Is it cheddar, swiss, or something else? Thank you!
What kind of mochi should I get? The kind that’s in a hard block that puffs up in a toaster oven?
Also, what kind of cheese?
I <3 okonomiyaki! So excited to be able to cook it myself. Thank you!
One of my favorites too! There are many okonomiyaki restaurants in Japan (I am from Kyoto) and this is one of the most popular types on the menu. You should make it for him, it’s very easy!
I have never tried in with cheese. my husband Joe LOVES okonomiyaki. that is the first thing he always asks for when we step off the plane in Japan.