Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancake)
When you get a whole cabbage in your veggie box from Magic Meadow for the week – okonomiyaki is the solution!!
Cabbage is high in fibre, vitamin C, has anti-inflammatory properties and is known for its detoxification properties.?
It’s always good to cook cabbage as it is a goitrogen that can down-regulate thyroid function when eaten in its raw form. I like to always use brazil nuts which are high in selenium when I’m using cabbage to support thyroid function.
Ingredients
6 eggs
2 tablespoons of flour (I use coconut or buckwheat)
2 brazil nuts (crushed, blitzed in a food processor.?
1 tsp of baking powder
1 tablespoon tamari (soy sauce alternative)
1/2 tsp of sesame oil
1 cup of finely shredded cabbage
1/2 leek finely chopped
4 rinds of nitrate free bacon (or olives)
coconut oil or butter for cooking
Method
Whisk the eggs, flour, baking powder, tamari and sesame oil well.
Add the cabbage, leek, and bacon and mix well.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Heat oil in a saucepan.
Scoop a large spoonful of the mixture into the pan, so there are 4 separate pancakes (depending on the size of pan).
Cook for 1.5-2 minutes. Repeat until the mixture is finished.
Should make 10-15 pancakes.
Serve with mayonnaise or hummus as a side dish or as a main meal.
https://www.functionalnutritionist.net.au/recipes/2018/4/29/okonomiyaki-japanese-pancake
