VEGAN OKONOMIYAKI: Classic VS Whole Food (What's the difference?)

Learn how to make egg-free okonomiyaki (Japanese cabbage pancake) recipe, homemade okonomi sauce and tofu mayo.
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Classic version:
Ingredients:
Dashi:
Water - 1.5L
Dried shiitake - 6 pieces
Kelp - 1 large piece
Batter:
All-purpose flour - ½ cup
Soy flour - ⅓ cup
Black salt - ¼ tsp/to taste
Sugar - ¼ tsp
Baking powder - ½ tsp
Dashi - 220ml
Cabbage, finely chopped - ¼ large head
Pickled red ginger, chopped - ½ tbsp
Shiitake (from dashi), finely sliced - 2 pieces
Green onion, finely sliced - 1 stalk
Canola oil
Toppings:
Okonomi sauce
Vegan mayo
Fried shallots/onions
Pickled red ginger
Green seaweed flakes (Aonori)
Whole food version:
Ingredients:
Okonomi sauce:
Onion, peeled, finely diced - ½ small
Garlic, peeled, minced - 1 clove
Carrots, finely chopped - ¼ small
Apples, peeled, finely chopped - ½ small
Tomato paste - 1 tsp
Soy sauce - 2 tbsp/to taste
Dates, pitted - 6 pieces
Dashi - 200ml or more
Orange juice - ½ small orange
Mustard, ground - ⅛ tsp
Pumpkin pie spice - ⅛ tsp
Rice vinegar - ½ tbsp/to taste
Marmite - ¼ tsp
Mayo:
Tofu, medium firm - 150g
Salt - to taste
Mustard, ground - ¼ teaspoon
Nutritional yeast - ½ tbsp
Lemon juice - 1½ tbsp or to taste
Apple cider vinegar - 2 tbsp or to taste
Maple syrup - 1 tsp or to taste
Batter:
Spelt flour - ½ cup
Soy flour - ⅓ cup
Black salt - ¼ tsp/to taste
Baking powder - ½ tsp
Dashi - 220ml
Cabbage, core removed, finely chopped - ¼ head
Pickled red ginger, chopped - ½ tbsp
Shiitake (from dashi), finely sliced - 2 pieces
Green onion, finely sliced - 1 stalk
Toppings:
Green onion, finely sliced
Pickled red ginger
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[@ultra1000]

yo ngl, this is low key one of the best vegan cooking channels out there that everyone is sleeping on. your shit always looks fire, and major props for doing the fatty versions vs healthy versions!

[@LeroyVGANG]

thanks buddy my dude. I'll take the huge compliment (it means a lot to me) but I'll also take any comment roasting my shit so that I can improve and make better, more entertaining content.

[@CharGC123]

No kiddin, most vegan food is CRAP (Calorie Rich And Processed) so it's beyond amazing he not only satisfies our tastebuds for delicious foods, but nourishes us as well!

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I really enjoy your vegan cooking videos! Well done! 👏🏻

[@menisk5812]

Your food never fails to amaze me

[@gabriellebeans1064]

i had just resigned myself to never being able to try okonomiyaki as a vegan... I WAS WRONG. ty for this rare and valuable info

[@LeroyVGANG]

glad to be of service and thanks for your support as always Gabrielle

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[@LeroyVGANG]

thanks ahmed. I've made a pretty in-depth video explaining how I shoot my videos here kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3_XgWNsnq-Sbs0 I've since gotten a few extra gear and upgrades though. But the essence to my style of videos is the knowledge of lighting ("cinematic lighting"), blocking (movement), shooting with the edit in mind and working with the camera settings (aperture, lens choice, fps, etc) in achieving the type of look that I want. There's no shortcut to learning all these things - It took me a full year of constant learning, trial and error to get to this point. My older videos all sucked big time (I think I still suck now but I guess now I suck less lol).

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[@bodyofalegend]

I’d like to promote the benefits of a plant based diet on my KZbin channel one day. This is great learning for me! Thanks 😊

[@cechgyt8336]

Thank you for the recipe ! I have tried it, it’s nice however it feels impossible to have the inside of the pancake cooked enough which means not soggy. Do you have any tips for that ? I think I encounter the same issue when I used defatted hazelnut flour to make pancake. So it might be linked to those kind of flour. Thank you for your help !

[@kenz5713]

orange juice, marmite and pumpkin spice, this is probably the only recipe since the beginning of time and until the end of humanity where those three things will go well together.

[@LeroyVGANG]

huh..now that u've pointed it out, it does sound like something only a madman would put together...or well..the Japanese person who invented the sauce.

[@mamalientje8684]

What did you use in the batter?🤔

[@shlomr]

hmmm, for a bonito substitute, i wonder if you couldnt just shave some dried shiitake? similar umami profile, maybe theres another dried food im not thinking of that would sub better~

[@LeroyVGANG]

yeah, there's absolutely a suitable katsuobushi replacement, but it'll require a lot of work. Shaving dried shiitake straight up wouldn't work: 1. Can't eat raw shiitake (contains mild carcinogens). 2. It's probably too woody and tough to shave. An option would be to cook it then preserve it like how katsuobushi is made which is a lengthy process. Another problem with that is that dried shiitake has very little surface area to yield a good amount of shavings. I'm thinking king oyster would be a better route to take.

[@shlomr]

@@LeroyVGANG wait. I've eaten a lot of dried shiitake, fuck The oyster mushroom idea is really good, are they commercially available? if not, maybe a smoking-drying process could be managed that would help mimic the flavor

[@menisk5812]

What got you in to veganism?

[@LeroyVGANG]

Watching animals thrash about when they get gassed and their throats slit.

[@CharGC123]

@@LeroyVGANG Seems like simple humanity to give a shit... unfortunately most people are empty vessels. Kudos for being real!