boxonomiyaki

hello,

you might remember me from posts like 'exploding kidneys' or 'the potato solution' (still a good name for a court-procedural thriller). well i'm still here, i just haven't been talking to you. i've still been getting boxes, although things got a bit boring over winter, so i stopped for a while.

anyway, i boxed up this week and got leek, broc, cauli, mushies, oranges, tangelos, box choy, asparagus, apples, coriander, kiwi fruit. quite a nice spread.

today i went for a stroll at lunch time and happened upon an asian grocery. this generally means that i will buy things that i don't need nor will ever use. bulgogi marinade anyone? how about yuzu tea but in paste form? what about some salt-flavoured lollies? you get my drift.

but, on occasion, the products align. i bought some okonomi sauce and some kewpie mayonnaise. can you guess where this heading...?

boxonomiyaki!!! (really okonomiyaki, of course, with largely box ingredients).

found a simple recipe (they all are really - the degree of difficulty comes with extra like bonito flakes, nori or red pickled ginger and i had none of these).

here is a picture...

...couldnt have been easier. slice finely some cabbage, some mushrooms, add some corn kernels, spring onion and probably anything else you would like (seafood, bacon, other veges). 'okonomi' apparently means 'as you like', so go for it kids! add your veges to a batter made with 150g flour, 150mL water and an egg. fry in a little oil on one side till crispy and then flip and repeat (although at some point you will need to decide it is cooked, and remove it from the pan). some of the recipes called for tenkasu (tempura bits!) but i added deep fried shallots instead.

nest time, i'll add even more veges. i thought there was a lot in there, but there was space for more in the finished product. here is a picture for reference...

yes, it does look like a bowl of sick.


once cooked, squirt (the okonomiyaki) with okonomi sauce and some mayo, sprinkle some more spring onion on top and enjoy! very easy japanese version of bubble and squeak!


byeeeeeee

p.