Okonomiyaki Savory Waffles お好み焼きワッフル
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Okonomiyaki Savory Waffles お好み焼きワッフル
Description
This recipe transforms traditional Okonomiyaki batter—made from water, dashi powder, eggs, flour, cabbage, scallions, red pickled ginger, and optional tempura scraps—into waffles shaped and cooked in a waffle iron. The inclusion of bacon pieces in the batter adds smoky notes, although other meats can be substituted.
Cooking in the waffle iron creates a distinctive crispy exterior with tender vegetable and egg interior. The waffles are dressed with rich, sweet-savory okonomiyaki sauce and garnished with bonito flakes and aonori seaweed for a layered flavor profile typical of the dish.
The flexibility of toppings allows customization, and the use of dashi powder grounds the recipe in its Japanese roots. The method relies on precise batter mixing and even spreading in a greased waffle iron, cooked until golden and crisp on both sides.
Notes include alternatives for unavailable ingredients like dashi powder or tempura scraps and mention the option to use various meats or to top the batter before cooking instead of mixing in.
Ingredients
Savory Waffle Batter
- 100 ml water 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp
- 1/2 tsp dashi powder *1
- 2 egg
- 80 g all-purpose flour 1/2 cup level
- a pinch salt
- a pinch sugar
- 160 g cabbage 2 cups, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp scallions finely chopped
- 2 tbsp red pickled ginger chopped
- 10 g tenkasu 3 tbsp, optional
Toppings
- 2 Bacon 3, short cut
Sauce & Garnish
- 6 tbsp okonomiyaki sauce *4
- 6 tbsp bonito flakes
- 2 tbsp aonori seaweed flakes
Instructions
- Combine the water and dashi powder in a jug and add beaten eggs.
- Place the all-purpose flour into a large mixing bowl and add dashi & egg mixture to combine.
- Add chopped cabbage, scallions, cooked bacon bits, and red pickled ginger, and tenkasu to the batter and mix them all together.
- Take one heaped ladle of Okonomiyaki batter to one side of an oil sprayed waffle iron. Fill the other side of waffle iron too.
- Press the waffle iron together and cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes one side and then flip it over and cook the other side for about 2 minutes. If you are using an electric waffle iron you will need to experiment with the cooking time.
- Serve Okonomiyaki savory waffles on a plate. Drizzle Okonomiyaki sauce over the waffles garnished with bonito flakes and aonori seaweed flakes.
Notes
- Dashi powder can be replaced with homemade dashi broth if commercially unavailable.
- If tempura scraps (tenkasu) aren't available, omit or prepare homemade tempura bits.
- 'Okonomi' means 'as you like'—meat toppings can be swapped for ham, thin pork, or beef.
- When substituting meats, consider placing them on top before cooking instead of mixing into the batter.
- Homemade okonomiyaki sauce is an option; see linked recipe for details.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6waffles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 80 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 80kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 37mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 86mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 125IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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