Okonomiyaki with Mushrooms
Golden crispy cabbage pancakes topped with wild mushrooms, mayo, and marinated trout roe. This is a true comfort food! A Japanese classic in a Swedish version, comfort food at its best!
Add <quantity>⅔<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of rice wine vinegar to a saucepan over high heat
Combine <quantity>½<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of sugar with a pinch of salt and add to the saucepan. Stir to dissolve
Add a <quantity>5<unit>cm</unit></quantity> x <quantity>5<unit>cm</unit></quantity> kombu leaf
Add the juice of <quantity>½</quantity> a lemon
Bring it to a boil and stir until no grains of sugar are visible. Turn off the heat
Transfer the liquid to a container. Remove the kombu leaf and let it cool down
Trim, halve, and peel <quantity>2</quantity> large shallots
Separate the inner parts and reserve for another recipe. Thinly slice and cut the outer layers into a very small dice
Transfer the shallots to the liquid and let them sit for at least 10m to pickle. The pickled shallots are ready. Store them in the refrigerator in the liquid
Add <quantity>2</quantity> egg yolks to a tall container
Add <quantity>1<unit>tsp</unit></quantity> of white miso
Blend with a hand blender until smooth
Slowly add <quantity>¾<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of vegetable oil, while blending, to emulsify
Add <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of rice wine vinegar and blend it to incorporate
Gradually add <quantity>3<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of toasted sesame oil, while blending, to thicken the mayo
Season with salt to taste and add <quantity>2<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of water. Blend until completely incorporated. The soy & sesame mayo is ready
Fill a piping bag with the mayonnaise
Add <quantity>7<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of soy sauce to a bowl
Add <quantity>5⅓<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of mirin
Add <quantity>3<unit>tsp</unit></quantity> of rice wine vinegar
Add <quantity>3<unit>tsp</unit></quantity> of water
Add <quantity>4<unit>tsp</unit></quantity> of yuzu juice
Stir to combine. The ponzu sauce is ready
Add <quantity>100<unit>g</unit></quantity> of trout roe to a small bowl and cover it with <quantity>3<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of the ponzu sauce
Mix to cover all the trout roe. The marinated trout roe is ready
Trim and slice <quantity>½</quantity> of a cabbage head
Place the cabbage in a sieve, generously add salt to taste, and knead to break the cells. Let it sit for 20m to drain water
Clean <quantity>2<unit>cups</unit></quantity> of mushrooms with a brush or a paper towel
Remove the harder stems and cut or tear the mushrooms into bite-size pieces
Place a pan over high heat and add <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of vegetable oil until it just barely smokes
Add the mushrooms
Season with salt and black pepper to taste
Stir fry for about 4m until all the liquids evaporate and the mushrooms brown
Add <quantity>2½<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of butter and reduce the heat to medium-low
Stir to coat all the mushrooms and fry for 5m until they are deep brown
Crack <quantity>2</quantity> eggs into a bowl
Add <quantity>150<unit>g</unit></quantity> of all-purpose flour to a large bowl. Add salt to taste
Turn the heat to low and let the mushrooms cook for 2m until crispy
Place the pan-fried mushrooms on a paper towel. Reserve the butter to sear the pancakes
Add <quantity>150<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of water to the flour while whisking
Add the eggs and whisk until smooth
Squeeze the cabbage to drain the remaining the water
Add the cabbage to the batter and mix
Coat the bottom of a frying pan over high heat with vegetable oil
Add <quantity>½<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of the batter to the frying pan and spread it over the bottom
Add the butter from the mushrooms and season with black pepper to taste. Fry for 5m until the bottom turns light brown
Thinly slice <quantity>6</quantity> spring onions
Flip the pancake and fry for another 5m or until light brown
Remove from the frying pan when crispy and golden brown. Cut in quarters. Repeat with the remaining batter
Place the okonomiyaki on a plate
Drizzle the soy & sesame mayo and the okonomiyaki sauce all over the pancake
Spread the mushrooms on top
Top with <quantity>4<unit>tsp</unit></quantity> of the marinated trout roe
Top with <quantity>4<unit>tsp</unit></quantity> of the pickled shallots
Add the sliced spring onions
Add katsuobushi to taste
Finish with sesame seeds, salt, and black pepper to taste. The okonomiyaki with mushrooms is ready
Enjoy it with a cold glass of beer!
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