How to Cooking The Monjayaki?
1. First boil the ingredients not used for batter - start to put beef, pork, squid, shrimp, octopus and vegetables on the teppanyaki grill, fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
2. Arrange the scattered ingredients into a circle - use Hera (small shovel spoon) to cut them into a circle.
3. It's time to pour in the batter – dig a hole in the center until the first ingredient forms a doughnut shape, then pour in about the amount of soup batter, enough to mix them well without spilling the whole thing over the grill.
4. Repeat the process until you pour in all the ingredients of the batter - repeat the process each time (it may take only 2 – 3 times to finish all the batters), wait until the whole mixture is thick enough, and then cut into paste. Pour more batter into the hole again. When stirring on the grill, chop the mixture so that the vegetables and meat can be chopped and the whole thing becomes as sticky as possible.
5. Add the remaining ingredients – depending on the chef’s or your preference there are other ingredients that could be included in the mix besides the basic ones. In Chef Yasutami Ōhashi’s restaurant the Hibachi and Taiyo no Jidai, for example, he compliments his monjayaki with strawberries and cream! And no, you don’t eat that separately because it goes right into the monjayaki mix as well. Weird, I know, but that’s just how they do it in Japan. Meanwhile, in Tsuru-Chan’s restaurant they compliment theirs with mentaiko (salted walleye pollack roe with red pepper) and mochi.
6. Add topping – it's very popular to top monjayaki on cheese.
7. Your patience will be rewarded - even if the monjayaki looks like an omelette, you can't think of it as an omelette. You have to be patient to stir it thoroughly and not slouch to turn it into a boiled egg, because the only way to eat monjayaki is to eat it in a sticky or sticky state. If it doesn't cook well, it's no fun.
The right way to eat Monjayaki
There is only one way to eat monjayaki, and the grill is very hot, and you have no choice, because cold food will feel uncomfortable.
Hera was again used to remove the monjayaki from the teppanyaki grill and sample it. But be careful, because Hera is sharp, especially on the edge, so it's best to eat monjayaki slowly.
You can use a drink that goes with monjayaki (or sake (or any other wine or beer), soda or juice) and soups.
You can also make monjayaki as a filling and eat it with bread, but some Japanese may frown, so if you have to make it at home without judgment, you can.
