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Tonpeiyaki (pork and cabbage omelette)

This simple Japanese dish, typically eaten at an izakaya (Japanese bars that serve snacks), is comprised of a fluffy omelette filled with a pork and cabbage filling and drizzled with various sauces. It's a great method for using up any leftover cabbage from the fridge.

  • serves

    2

  • prep

    10 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

2

people

preparation

10

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp (40 ml) oil
  • 50 g thinly sliced pork belly, cut into 5 cm pieces
  • 2 cups thickly sliced cabbage
  • ½ small onion, thickly sliced
  • ¼ cup bean sprouts
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • Okonomiyaki sauce, to serve
  • Japanese mayonnaise, to serve
  • 1 tsp aonori (Japanese dried sea lettuce), to serve

Instructions

  1. Heat a small frying pan over high heat, then add half the oil and fry the pork belly until lightly browned. Add the cabbage and onion and fry until the cabbage is wilted. Add the bean sprouts and toss to combine. Remove everything from the pan to a plate and set aside.
  2. Return the pan to medium heat with the remaining oil. Add the eggs and mix until nearly set. Place the pork and vegetable filling along the centre of the eggs, then fold up the edges to enclose the filling to form a filled omelette.
  3. Invert the tonpeiyaki onto a large serving plate and drizzle with okonomiyaki sauce and Japanese mayonnaise. Sprinkle with aonori and serve.
Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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