This Friday night fakeaway is a vegetarian take on a Japanese favourite

Name: This Friday night fakeaway is a vegetarian take on a Japanese favourite
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 3 eggs, lightly beaten; ¾ cup vegetable stock; 1½ cups flour; 300g shredded green cabbage; 2 spring onions, shredded; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 200g king oyster mushrooms, thinly sliced; Kewpie mayonnaise and sweet soy, to serve; furikake seasoning, to serve (see note)

Jessica Brook

June 6, 2025

Level up midweek dinners with this mushroom-packed version of Japan’s favourite savoury pancake, okonomiyaki.James Moffatt

easyTime:30 mins - 1 hourServes:4

A mushroom-packed version of Japan’s favourite savoury pancake.

Ingredients

3 eggs, lightly beaten
¾ cup vegetable stock
1½ cups flour
300g shredded green cabbage
2 spring onions, shredded
2 tbsp sesame oil
200g king oyster mushrooms, thinly sliced
Kewpie mayonnaise and sweet soy, to serve
furikake seasoning, to serve (see note)

pickled mushrooms

250g mixed Asian mushrooms, sliced
¼ cup Japanese pickled ginger
2 tbsp ginger pickling liquid
2 tbsp mirin

Method

for the pickled mushrooms

Step 1
Slice the mushrooms into a large bowl, season with salt and white pepper and gently toss to coat.
Step 2
Add the pickled ginger, the pickling liquid and the mirin, toss to combine and set aside in the refrigerator to pickle.

for the okonomiyaki

Step 1
Whisk the eggs and stock together in a large bowl. Gradually add the flour and whisk until smooth.
Step 2
Add the cabbage and spring onions and season with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Heat half the oil in a 20cm nonstick frying pan over high heat. Add half the king oyster mushrooms and cook for 4 minutes.
Step 4
Spread the mushrooms evenly over the bottom of the pan and pour over half of the batter, pressing down. Reduce the heat to medium, cook for 6 minutes, flip and cook for a further 6 minutes, or until golden and crisp.
Step 5
Remove from the pan and keep warm. Repeat with remaining sesame oil, mushrooms and batter.
Step 6
Serve the okonomiyaki topped with mayonnaise, sweet soy and furikake, and with the pickled mushrooms on the side.

Note: Furikake is a dry Japanese seasoning combining ingredients such as sesame seeds, dried seaweed flakes, sugar and salt. It is available at supermarkets and Asian grocers.

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