Vegetarian Okonomiyaki

When i went to Japan last year i got a chance to try foods and meals i normally wouldn't get to. One of my favorite new meals is Okonomiyaki which is a Japanese savory pancake made with cabbage. Smothered in mayonnaise and special sauce. It was amazing. I ate Osaka style okonomiyaki which had noodles in it as well (technically this is modanyaki). I haven't found anywhere here that has them, so i thought i would try to make them.

The Okonomiyaki i had in Japan -



Ironically, one of my favorite cookbooks had a recipe for it which i have modified to create my own version.

Ingredients
Small handful soba noodles
1/2 head of green cabbage
1 cup carrots cut into small matchbook size
1/2 cup sliced shitake mushrooms (i used dried ones that i rehydrated)
2 button mushrooms thinly sliced
1 potato cooked in small cubes
1/4 red onion finely chopped
2 eggs
1 tbsp grated ginger
1 tbsp seasame oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin

1. Saute cabbage in seasame oil until wilted
2. Add carrots, mushrooms, onion, ginger, soy sauce and mirin - cook until carrots are soft
3. Add potato and take off heat - let cool
4. Once cooled, mix with egg
5. Oil pan and add noodles, pour the egg-y vegatables over the noodles
6. Cook evenly on both sides
7. Add okonomiyaki sauce and mayonnaise.

et voila!