Memories in the Cooking

This is another recipe we tried using our Bruno Compact Hotplate - Okonomiyaki.  Ingredients: - 1 head of cabbage, chopped finely - chopped spring onions (amount as desired) - Japanese red ginger, shredded (amount as desired)  - 1 cup of flour - 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder  - 1 cup of dashi stock  - 4 eggs  - a pinch of salt and sugar  - 1 packet of streaked bacon  - bonito flakes  - Okonomiyaki sauce  - mayonnaise  Procedures: 1) In a mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, dashi stock, eggs, salt and sugar. Mix well.  2) Add cabbage, spring onions, red ginger and mix well.  3) In the hotplate, add the cabbage mix. Top up with streaky bacon. Flip the okonomiyaki over when one side is brown.  4) Top up with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise,  bonito flakes and spring onions. Serve. 

Recently, my family bought a Bruno Compact Hotplate and it has been a great help for weekday dinners. For Father's Day celebration this year, we made Takoyaki with it.  Ingredients: - 1 cup of flour - 2 teaspoons baking powder - 1.5 cup of dashi  - a pinch of salt  - half tablespoon of light soya sauce  - 2 eggs  - Japanese pickled red ginger, shredded - spring onions, chopped  - takoyaki sauce  - mayonnaise  - bonito flakes  - cooked octopus legs, cut into small pieces ( or other ingredients) Procedures:  1) In a mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, dashi, eggs, salt and light soya sauce. Mix well. Place them in a measuring jug for easy pouring.  2) Brush vegetable oil on each Takoyaki well.  3) Pour the batter to the Takoyaki hotplate. Add octopus pieces to each Takoyaki well. Top up with spring onions and red ginger. Turn the batter occasionally until Takoyaki balls are formed.  4) Brush the Takoyaki balls with Takoyaki sauce and mayonnaise. Sprinkle with bonito flakes. Serve.