Japanese Pizza (Okonomiyaki)

"Okonomi" is japanese and means "whatever you want", because you can put everything you like in your "pancake". "yaki" means "grilled, because an Okonomiyaki is traditionally made on a Teppan, but you can use a normal non-stick pan as well.
In Japan, there are lots of versions of Okonomiyaki. Here I've tried the Kansai Style.
But Hiroshima Style, Monjayaki and Hirayachi (in Okinawa) also seems to be very popular ^^




Ingredients for 1 portion:


100 gr plain flour
1/3 Tbsp baking powder
100 ml Dashi soup or water
1/4 cabbage
1 beaten egg (optional)
1/3 sheet Nori
1 Tbsp chopped scallions
1/2 diced onion
1 Tbsp chopped bamboo shoots
salt & pepper

other things you like for example meat etc.



Sauce:

2 Tbsp tomato paste
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce ( or 6 Tbsp soy sauce; if you only use "shoyu" you have to use a bit starch as well to thicken the sauce)


Topping (optional):

mayonnaise
benishoga (pickled ginger)
katsuobushi (tuna flakes)
aonori (seaweed flakes)
scallions
etc.






Method:

1) Mix the baking powder with the dashi soup or the water and add it to the flour. Stir well.

2) Chop the cabbage finely. Add it with the other vegetable and the egg to the batter. Cut the nori into stripes and mix everything well. Salt and pepper the batter.

3) Heat a non-stick pan with a lid slightly and pour the batter over the pan and form a pancake.
Close the pan with the lid and let it cook for ca 5 mins. Then flip the okonomiyaki and let it cook for an other 5 mins. Flip it again and after 5 mins it will be ready.

4) Put it on a plate and cut it into 4 pieces.

5) Make the sauce by mixing all the ingredients together and spread it over the cake. If you would like, you can also spread a bit mayonnaise on the top. Put the aonori, the benishoga etc. on the Okonomiyaki to decorate it.