OKONMIYAKI JAPANESE SAVOURY PANCAKE

Ingredients:
(Recipe adapted from here)

(serves 2)
4 to 5 small round cabbage leaves, thinly shredded

1/2 carrot, grated
1 tsp grated ginger (I omitted this)
Your choice of "other ingredients"
( I used sakura ebi~lightly toasted, ngoh hiang~sliced, chopped spring onion) (I used ham)
1/2 cup plain flour 

80 to 90ml water or dashi stock (I used water + 1 tsp dashi stock powder)
1 egg
Salt/pepper to taste 

Toppings:
1 egg, beaten 
Okonomi sauce - enough to spread on pancake
Japanese mayonnaise
Bonito flakes (I omitted this) 
Spring onion, chopped   

Method:

1) In a bowl, whisk together the flour, egg and water (or dashi stock).  Stir in the shredded cabbages, grated carrot, grated ginger, some chopped spring onion and sakura ebi.  Season with a little salt/pepper. 

(Note:  Keep some chopped spring onion and sakura ebi as garnish.)

2) Heat up a frying pan over medium heat and add a little oil to the pan.  Pour in the prepared batter and flatten to form a round thick pancake ~ about 1.5cm thick.  Arrange the sliced ngoh hiang on the pancake.  Cover and cook the pancake for about 2 minutes.  Remove cover and shake the pan a little.  As you shake the pan, listen for a crispy sound at the bottom of the cooked side and check that the batter has set.  Flip over the pancake, cover and cook the other side till golden brown.

(Note:  If you flip the pancake before the batter has set properly, it may break into pieces.)

3) Slide the pancake onto a plate.  With the remaining oil in the pan (or add a little more oil, if necessary), pour in the beaten egg.  Quickly slide the pancake back into the pan, so that the fried egg will stick nicely on the pancake.  Cover and cook for about another minute.  When you remove the cover, the pancake will be nice and thick.  Flip the pancake over again, so that the fried egg is on top.

4) Spread the okonomi sauce on the pancake.  Next, squeeze mayonnaise, sprinkle bonito flakes and the remaining chopped spring onion and sakura ebi over the pancake.  Serve the pancake immediately.