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Conor McGregor's i sorry guys I'm Alex
welcome to this Japanese episode of the
French guy cooking today we are making
okonomiyaki as known as the Japanese
pizza or the Japanese pancake
it only takes minutes to make it
it has delicious and bold flavors in it
so I will show you how to make it the
classic way with shrimps and you know
ginger and bonito flakes and afterwards
we will make a twisted version of it
with them well you see let's do it so
first off let's make a comment version
of the Japanese okonomiyaki I'm not
presenting you with the unique recipe
because this dish is versatile by Nature
look at the name of it okonomiyaki
economy means whatever you want and yaki
means grilled so whatever you want
grilled we start by making a simple
batter in a bowl go 1 cup flour and 1
tablespoon potato starch the salt about
a teaspoon of instant dashi which is
kind of fish stock into 3/4 cup of water
add it to the flour and mix well at the
end you want to have a nice silky
texture if your batter is too runny just
sprinkle some more flour and mix it a
bit more
at a big handful of cabbage don't be
afraid of the amount because this will
shrink at the end a small handful of
chopped onions two eggs a bit of salt
bitter pepper good we've just built our
base for the recipe the handful of
shrimps roughly chopped a bit of pickled
ginger chopped as well and a bit of
dried shrimps combine everything gently
place a skillet or frying pan over
medium-high heat bit of oil and add a
big ladle of batter in the center you
should be able to make three to four
pancakes with these measurements try to
make it thick and round cut some bacon
into two inches strips and place them on
top add some butter to embed them in the
pancakes after four minutes or so flip
it over that's a bit tricky so you can
use two spatulas if you need to cook it
another four minutes to crisp up the
bacon last flip and we are ready to
finish it
Reshiram at this point of the recipe we
will use okonomiyaki sauce but if you
don't have it don't worry because I do
have the perfect cheese just make 3 tbsp
ketchup with 1 tbsp water shire and 1
tbsp soy sauce
I guess cooking is a bit like boxing
sometimes you have to find quick
solutions otherwise you get knocked out
spread the okonomiyaki sauce on top and
sprinkle it with chopped spring onions
crisscross it with light mayonnaise here
come the unusual ingredient sprinkle it
with a nori which is a dried green
seaweed a good alternative to that would
be dried parsley yeah that's not seaweed
but it's green last but not least play
some Katsuobushi or paper-thin bonito
flakes on top the first time I had
economy at a restaurant I freaked out I
mean look at these dancing demons they
totally look live and sadly I can't find
any alternative for that ingredient yeah
I know it's a knockout all right fresh
flavor full belly crispy and soft with
bold flavors you will love this Japanese
okonomiyaki mmm and you might like the
next one as well
now let's add some American South
flavors I want to make it barbecue style
same stuff flour water although you
might want to skip the instant fish
stock cabbage onion eggs blah blah blah
instead of shrimps and ginger I'm adding
a handful of roughly chopped roast
chicken another of diced bell peppers
one of sweet corn like so and finely
chopped jalapenos just remove the seeds
if you want a softer kick combine
everything gently
cook it the same way instead of the
Japanese sauce use a good ol barbecue
sauce sprinkle it with spring onion and
for the finishing touch just a bit of
corn bell peppers and jalapenos I think
we're done good because this dish is
scrumptious so guys that's it
when people think of Japanese cuisine
they often think of you know light and
minimalist cuisine but this stuff is
packed with many bold flavors and it's
really really good so give it a try I'm
sure you will love this Japanese dish
and remember if you're missing an
ingredient just don't worry and skip it
you have my blessing I hope it's not
flour you're missing I hope you enjoyed
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