Okonomiyaki - Japanese Pancake Pizza

Every year in October my husband and I travel up to Sydney for the Night Noodle Markets in Hyde Park. There is something magical about being surrounded by people in the middle of Hyde Park at night,. The red lanterns illuminating the people and white tents of the many food stalls. Sydney restaurants from famous restaurants such as Bungalo 8, Chat Thai, Zilver, Efendy and my personal favourite Night Noodle Market fare - Japancake - Okonomiyaki.

I love Okonomiyaki which means"whatever you like, grilled" in Japanese,  which is like a vegetable pizza made with cabbage and topped with a rich sauce similar to hoi sin and home made mayonnaise. Absolutely delicious!


Okonomiyaki

Ingedients:

Pancake batter

3-4 cups cabbage; finely chopped

2 ½ Gluten free flour (I used White Wings Gluten-Free Plain Flour)

¼ cup cassava flour and ¼ cup water (optional)*

½ cup water

4 eggs

Oil

½  tsp salt (

Toppings - any of the below

1 cup diced chicken, pork or seafood

1 cup grated carrots

1 cup spring onions, chopped

¼ cup sesame seeds

1 onion, grated finely

1 can tuna or salmon (in oil)

Okonomiyaki sauce:

1/2 cup Tomato Sauce

1 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon Soy sauce (substitute with Braggs Liquid aminos to make it GF)

1 teaspoon Honey