Okonomiyaki with homemade vegetable stock

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fritters

1. 1
   Put the onion, carrot, celery, parsley, garlic, bay leaves and thyme in a large pot with the cold water.

   Large pot

   💡Start with cold water: the vegetables release their flavor slowly as the water heats up.
2. 2
   Bring to a boil over high heat and skim off the foam.

   Stove
3. 3
   Turn down to medium-low heat and simmer uncovered 30–45 minutes.

   Stove

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
4. 4
   Strain the stock through a fine sieve.

   Fine sieve
5. 5
   In a large bowl, mix the zucchini, green onion, eggs, flour, water, salt and black pepper.

   Bowl
6. 6
   Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and Pour about 1 cup of the mixture into the pan and spread it into a 15 cm round. Fry 4–5 minutes on each side, until until golden.

   StoveFrying pan

   💡What you brown (meat, patties, schnitzel) goes into hot oil: in lukewarm oil it soaks it up and comes out greasy. For onion and garlic that you soften, oil heated over medium or low heat is enough; do not wait for it to smoke.
7. 7
   Serve hot with the mayonnaise and soy sauce on top.