okonomiyaki (Japanese pizza) with beef topping

"pizza" ingredients:

2 cups cabbage, finely shredded
2 or 3 scallions, chopped
2/3 cup all purpose flour (I used the gluten free flour and it came out really nice)
A couple pinches of fine sea salt
2 eggs, beaten
1+ tablespoon olive oil (I used smart sense dairy free ‘butter’)

The beef topping I made last night:

1 pound ground sirloin
3 cloves of garlic, minced fine
½ red onion, diced
1 can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes with garlic, drained
1 tsp+ of chipotle powder
1 tsp+ of ground cumin
Olive oil or smart sense ‘butter’
Ground black pepper
Pinch or two of salt (to taste)
black olives to garnish - sliced

Combine the cabbage, scallions, flour, and salt in a bowl. Toss until everything is coated with the flour. Stir in the eggs and mix until everything is evenly coated.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add a generous splash of olive oil. Scoop the cabbage mixture into the pan, and using a spatula press it into a round pancake shape, flat as you can get it.

Cook for 4-5 minutes, or until the bottom is golden. To flip the okonomiyaki, slide it out of the skillet onto a plate. Place another plate on top and flip both (together) over. If you need a bit more oil in your skillet, add it now, before sliding the okonomiyaki back into the skillet.

Again press down a bit with a spatula and cook until golden on this side - another 3 -5 minutes.

When you are finished cooking, top with whatever toppings you’d like.

Beef topping:

Sauté the onions until almost translucent in the olive oil. Throw in the ground beef, sauté until cooked through; drain any fat off. Add garlic, sauté a few minutes (do not over-brown garlic). Add the tomatoes, the chipotle, cumin, a few grinds of pepper and salt to taste. Let simmer for about 5 minutes or so.

Top the slice of okonomiyaki with some of the ground beef mix, some sliced black olives and maybe a dollop of sour cream if you can have it.


Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RACERXGIRL.