Okonomiyaki – Hiroshima style
There are two distinct types of Okonomiyaki: the simpler Kansai/Osaka variant, which features fewer ingredients, and the Hiroshima variant, which has more ingredients and a slightly more complex preparation technique. Both variants are very tasty, and I don’t know which one to prefer. It would probably be worth making both as the ingredients overlap to a large extent.
Preparation time: About 20 minutes
Level: Not too complicated
Quantity: One okonomiyaki pancake
Ingredients:
A large handful of cabbage, cut into very thin strips
2 large eggs, one for the batter and one for the omelet
100 g flour
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
6 slices of bacon
4-6 tbsp okonomiyaki sauce
5-6 tbsp Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise
A little tuna flakes
A handful of mung bean sprouts
A small handful of chopped green onions
About 50-70 g egg noodles
Teryaki sauce to season the noodles
0.25 tsp sea salt and a pinch of black pepper to taste
2-3 tbsp cooking oil for frying
Okonomiyaki sauce
3 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp ketchup or tomato paste
1 tsp sugar
Preparation:
- Chop the cabbage into thin strips.
- Mix together the flour, a little sea salt, a little black pepper, and egg, add water, and mix until the thickness of the pancake batter.
- Cook the noodles according to the manufacturer’s instructions and fry in a little cooking oil with teriyaki sauce until the noodles are lightly browned. Set aside.
- Heat the cooking oil in a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat.
- Pour a little batter into the bottom of the pan so that a pancake about 15 cm in diameter is formed. Place finely chopped cabbage and mung bean sprouts on the pancake, and top with a few tablespoons of batter to help the mixture stay crusty.
- Shake some tuna flakes on top and cover with bacon slices. Place a lid on the pan and fry over medium heat for about 3 minutes.
- Cover with a lid and fry for about 3-5 minutes until the bacon is browned.
- Place the finished pancake on a plate to wait.
- Beat one egg until smooth, pour it into the pan, and place the fried noodles on top of the egg.
- Place the finished pancake on top of the noodles so that the batter side is on top. This will result in a layered pancake with the omelet on the bottom, then noodles, bacon, sprouts, tuna flakes, cabbage, and the batter side. Cover with a lid and fry for a few minutes
- While the okonomiyaki is frying, prepare the sauce. To do this, mix oyster sauce, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste or ketchup, and sugar in a bowl.
- When the okonomiyaki is ready, place it on a plate with the batter side up and spread generously with the okonomiyaki sauce.
- Make stripes with mayonnaise over the sauce and decorate as you wish.
- Sprinkle the food with chopped green onions and serve immediately.
Ready!!






























