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Cooking with Culture: Filmmaker foodie tries to perfect savory Japanese-style pancake

This edition of Cooking with Culture sees foodie Curtis McGillivray making a Japanese pancake called Okonomiyaki. The recipe comes from the chef of The Tipsy Samurai, a Japanese restaurant and Sake bar in Regina. Watch the video to see if his version stacks up to the real thing.

Curtis McGillivray makes Okonomiyaki using a family recipe shared by chef Ringo of the Tipsy Samurai

Curtis McGillivray makes Okonomiyaki using family recipe shared by chef Ringo of the Tipsy Samurai

8 months ago
Duration 7:47
In this Cooking with Culture video for the CBC Creator Network, foodie and filmmaker Curtis McGillivray attempts to replicate a Japanese pancake called Okonomiyaki with the ingredients but without instructions, while the chef and restaurant manager react. Full recipe and instructions at cbc.ca/CreatorNetworkSK

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In this edition of Cooking with Culture, Curtis McGillivray is taking on something he's never eaten before.

It's called Okonomiyaki, and it's a grilled savory pancake that is made to order on the streets of Osaka, Japan.

The name of the dish comes from Okonomi "as you like it" and yaki "grill" basically, grill as you like it!

The recipe comes from Kaori "Ringo" Nakaya,thechef atRegina's Tipsy Samurai restaurant. It's afamily recipe,not something from the restaurant's menu.

Chef Kaori
Chef Kaori 'Ringo' Nakaya shows off her version of an Okonomiyaki. (Curtis McGillivray)

Okonomiyaki is similar to a frittata or omelette, and is sometimes referred to as Japanese Pizza, because it's usually full of fresh sauteed veggies along with some meat or seafood.

It's cooked in a pan and, once it's nice and golden, topped with sauces, garnished and sliced to enjoy.

Watch the video at the top of this page to see Curtis try to create an Okonomiyaki using just the ingredients but without the instructions, as Tipsy Samurai chef Ringo and Sake Sommelier/managerKoreto Yamauchi react.

Chef Kaori
Chef Kaori 'Ringo' Nakaya, Curtis McGillivray and Koreto Yamauchi try the traditional version of Okonomiyaki. (Curtis McGillivray)

If you want to make this recipeat home, here are the ingredients and the instructions:

Family Style Okonomiyaki (Makes One large pancake)

An Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) made by chef Ringo of the Tipsy Samurai restaurant in Regina.
An Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) made by chef Ringo of the Tipsy Samurai restaurant in Regina. (Curtis McGillivray)

Pancake Batter

  • 100 grams flour.
  • 100 mL dashibroth.
  • 1 egg.

Filling

  • 100 grams cabbage.
  • 10 grams green onion.
  • 20 grams pickled ginger.
  • 20 grams tempura bits.

Protein

  • 1 slicepork belly.

Garnish

  • Japanese mayonnaise.
  • Tonkatsusauce.
  • Bonito flakes.
  • Aonori (dried green seaweed).

Instructions:

1. Mix the flour, egg and dashitogether in a bowl.

2. Add cabbage, green onion, pickled ginger and tempura bits into the bowl of batter.Stir to combine all ingredients.

3. Fry a slice of pork belly ina hot pan.

4. Scoop the pancake mixture into to the pan. Let the underside cook until golden brown, then flip.

5. Cook until second side is golden brown.

6. Serve with Tonkatsu sauce, Japanese mayonnaise, bonito flakes and aonorion top.