SImple Okonomiyaki

Preparation 15 mins

Ingredients
90g cake flour (sifted)
2 cups finely shredded cabbage
1 tsp pepper salt
Dash mixed herb pepper
1 egg
Shaved ham
100ml water
Some Japanese mayonnaise, Bonita flakes

Method
1. Mix well cake flour, pepper salt, egg & water till form a smooth batter.

2. Pour in the shredded cabbage and stir well.

3. Heat up the frying pan with some coconut/ olive oil

4. Pour in the batter and pan fry both side till nicely cooked.  Do cover to ensure the cabbage are properly cooked.

5.  Finally dish out.  On the plate squeeze out the mayo from the bottle, spread ham and sprinkle the Bonito flake.

Onsen Egg

Inspiration from onsen-tamago

Ingredients
* 4 refridgrated  large eggs

1000 ml water
200 ml tap water (a bit colder than room temp)

sauce
1/4 cup dashi
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
3 g katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)
1 green onion/ scallion (for garnish)
finely shredded seaweed for garnish

* I used ready dashi-based soy sauce

method
1. add 1000ml water in a small pot, cover & bring it to boil

2. once boiling, remove the pot from the heat.
- takeout the eggs from the fridge
- add 200ml cold tap water and gently submerge the cold eggs into the hot water
- immediately cover and set timer for 17 mins or longer

self made sauce
- combine dashi, mirin and soy sauce in a small sauce pan and bring to boil
- add katsuobushi  (dried bonito flakes) and turn off the heat
- let katsuobushi sink at the bottom of pan
- after 40 sec or so, strain thru the strainer and set the sauce aside for use

cut scallion into thin slices and set aside

once 17 mins have passed,  take the eggs out gently & set aside for 5 mins

Pork chop with japanese seasoning

Easy made for dinner

Ingredients
3 pcs pork chop meat
1 box Higasgimaru Agezuni Tonkatsu (seasoning powder for pork) w 3 small individual pack
3 plastic bags

Method
1. place each piece of pork chop into a plastic bag pour in 1 pack of the seasoning.  Give the bag it a good shake.  leaves it aside for 10 mins

2. flatten the meat inside the bag.  ensure the seasoning are spread out.   Let it rest in shape for another 10-15 mins

3. pan fry with some oil or air fry.