Red Cabbage Okonomiyaki

Name: Red Cabbage Okonomiyaki
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: *Note: This recipe is for making two Okonomiyaki in two different colours, Purple and Blue/Green; 1/6 (250 g) Red Cabbage *thinly sliced; 1/2 teaspoon Vinegar for Purple coloured pancake; 1/8-1/6 teaspoon Bi-carb Soda for Blue/Green coloured pancake; Salt; 2 ｘ 1/2 cup Plain Flour; 2 ｘ 1/3 cup Water; 2 Eggs; Additional Protein *e.g. Ham, Sausages, Prawns, etc; Oil for cooking; Okonomiyaki Sauce; Japanese Mayonnaise; Aonori (Dried Green Laver Flakes) *optional

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

The other day when I made ‘Okonomiyaki’, the famous Japanese savoury pancake, using Red Cabbage. The pancake turned Blue/Green! But WHY?

It seems the flour I used contained Bi-Carb Soda and it caused that colour change. Then I learned that Red Cabbage changes colour like litmus paper. Red in acidic conditions and Blue/Green in alkaline conditions. Now, you are curious to try the Blue/Green one, aren’t you?

The other day when I made ‘Okonomiyaki’, the famous Japanese savoury pancake, using Red Cabbage. The pancake turned Blue/Green! But WHY?

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

The other day when I made ‘Okonomiyaki’, the famous Japanese savoury pancake, using Red Cabbage. The pancake turned Blue/Green! But WHY?

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Ingredients

2 servings

*Note: This recipe is for making two Okonomiyaki in two different colours, Purple and Blue/Green
1/6 (250 g)Red Cabbage *thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoonVinegar for Purple coloured pancake
1/8-1/6 teaspoonBi-carb Soda for Blue/Green coloured pancake
Salt
2ｘ 1/2 cup Plain Flour
2ｘ 1/3 cup Water
2Eggs
Additional Protein *e.g. Ham, Sausages, Prawns, etc
Oil for cooking
Okonomiyaki Sauce
Japanese Mayonnaise
Aonori (Dried Green Laver Flakes) *optional

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Steps

1

Thinly slice Red Cabbage. Divide in half and place in 2 mixing bowls.
2

Bowl 1: This portion is for Purple colour. You need a little bit of Vinegar to keep purple colour.
Add 1 pinch Salt and 1/2 teaspoon Vinegar, mix well, and set aside.
3

Bowl 2: This portion is for Blue/Green colour. Don’t worry! It tastes the same.
Add 1 pinch Salt and 1/8 to 1/6 teaspoon Bi-carb Soda, mix well, and set aside.
4

Add 1/2 cup Plain Flour, 1/3 cup Water, 1 Egg and additional Protein to each bowl. Mix to combine.
5

Oil a frying pan, pour one of the mixtures to form a pancake. When the edge of the pancake has set, flip the pancake over, and cook for 2 or 3 minutes until cooked through. You may flip over a few times while cooking.
6

Place the pancake on a serving plate, and dress with Okonomiyaki Sauce and Japanese Mayonnaise. Sprinkle with Aonori (Dried Green Laver Flakes) if you have it.
7

Repeat with the other mixture.