Low-carb Okonomiyaki-Style Koya Tofu
- 3 large - about 50 grams Koya dofu
- 1 bag - 150 grams Bean sprouts (see Step 1)
- 100 grams Pork (see Step 1)
- 2 about 100 grams Egg (medium)
- 1 packet - 3 grams Bonito flakes
- 3 grams Small shrimp
- 1 pinch or so Salt
- I used these additions to the batter this time: thinly sliced pork, and black bran bean sprouts (0 g sugar per 100 g).
- Cut the pork up into easy to eat pieces.
- Soak the koya dofu in plenty of water for 10 to 15 mnutes.
- Squeeze out each piece until it weighs around 40 to 45 g (so no more moisture comes out when you squeeze them).
- Rip up the koya dofu, and put in a food processor with the ingredients.
- Process until smooth and you don't see any chunks of koya tofu left.
- Transfer the batter to a bowl.
- Put the bean sprouts in the food processor and chop them up by pulsing the machine twice.
- If you over-chop, they'll make the batter too watery.
- Put the pork from Step 1 and the bean sprouts from Step 4 into the bowl with the battter, and fold them in with a spatula.
- The batter will look very crumbly at this stage, unlike regular okonomiyaki batter.
- Heat up a frying pan and spread some oil in it if needed.
- Ladle 1/4 each of the batter into the pan twice (2 pancakes).
- Form each pancake into neat circles with a spatula, cover with a lid and steam-fry.
- Cook the pancakes over medium heat for 5 minutes until well browned, and then turn them over.
- Cook them on the other side over low-medium heat for about 4 minutes with the lid on.
- Cook the remaining batter in the same way.
- The pancakes will be moist.
- Serve with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise and aonori powder.
- They are also delicious topped with cheese and steam-fried until the cheese has melted.
- I tried replacing half the bean sprouts with rather thickly shredded salad greens.
- The crispy texture was great.
dofu, sprouts, pork, egg, packet, shrimp, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/146527-low-carb-okonomiyaki-style-koya-tofu (may not work)