Vegan Jackfruit Okonomiyaki

Ingredients for 3 servings:

• 324 g jackfruit from the can (pieces in brine)
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp liquid smoke
• 600 ml water
• 100 g wheat flour
• 100 g buckwheat flour
• 1 Chinese cabbage
• 1 carrot(s)
• 2 tbsp shiitake mushroom(s), dried
• 2 tbsp flaxseed
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ginger powder
• 1 tsp five-spice powder
• ½ bunch of spring onions
• oil
• 6 tbsp ketchup
• 4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, vegan
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 45 minutes

with homemade okonomiyaki sauce

Drain the jackfruit and shred it with a fork or potato masher. Combine the soy sauce, maple syrup, and liquid smoke, stir into the jackfruit mixture, and let the marinade absorb briefly. Heat a little oil in a small pan and fry the jackfruit for 5 minutes. Set aside and let cool. Meanwhile, quarter the tender, green part of the Chinese cabbage (front half), cut into thin strips, and place in a large bowl. Slice the spring onions, reserving the green part for garnish. Add the white part of the spring onions to the bowl with the Chinese cabbage. Cut the carrot into sticks and add it to the bowl. Add the wheat flour, buckwheat flour, and water; mix well. Grind the flaxseed and shiitake mushrooms in a blender and add them to the bowl with the remaining spices. Finally, mix in the jackfruit. Don’t be surprised if the batter is quite muddy, not the flowing batter you’d expect from crêpes. Heat a generous amount of oil in a small 24 cm frying pan. Spoon 1/3 of the batter into the pan and level it off. Cook over medium heat with the lid closed for 10-12 minutes on each side. Keep warm. Repeat with the remaining batter. In the meantime, mix together the sauce ingredients. Drain the finished pancakes on kitchen paper, brush with the sauce, and garnish with the green part of the spring onions. If you like, you can also garnish the pancakes with vegan mayonnaise, seaweed flakes, or sprouts.