Chinese radish cake or turnip cake is a famous Chinese dessert available during the morning dim sum, Yun Cha. Those savory and yummy cake desserts are perfect side dish for a morning tea especially in fall or winter.
Total Time
1hr 30min
4.0
2 Ratings
Author: China Sichuan Food
Servings:
12
Ingredients
•
2
cups
Rice Flour
•
6 2/3
cups
Daikon Radishes
•
3 1/3
cups
Water
•
3
Shiitake Mushrooms
•
1
tsp
Chinese Five Spice Powder
•
1
Tbsp
Dried Shrimp
•
3.5
oz
Chinese Sausages
•
1/4
Medium
Red Onion
•
1
bunch
Scallions
•
1
tsp
Salt
•
1/2
tsp
Granulated Sugar
•
as needed
Vegetable Oil
•
1
Tbsp
Shaoxing Cooking Wine
Cooking Instructions
1.
In a small bowl, soak the Dried Shrimp (1 Tbsp) until softened. Set aside, drain well and cut both shrimp and shiitake mushroom into really small cubes.
2.
Peel all the skin of the Daikon Radishes (6 2/3 cups) and then use a shredder to finely shred the radish. If you do not want to taste any radish texture in the final cake, shred the daikon as small as possible.
3.
Transfer the shredded daikon in a large pot or bowl, spread salt on the surface and rub with hand. Set aside for around 20 minutes to 30 minutes until the radish shreds are totally softened.
4.
Prepare the side ingredients: In a small pan, add around 1/2 tablespoon Vegetable Oil (as needed), and then fry the Red Onion (1/4), dried shrimp, Chinese Sausages (1/2 cup), and Shiitake Mushrooms (3) until fragrant. Set aside.
5.
Squeeze the water out and transfer to another large mixing pot. Mix all the Rice Flour (2 cups) with the water squeezed out from the radish and the left Water (3 1/3 cups). Add radish shreds and Chinese Five Spice Powder (1 tsp), Granulated Sugar (1/2 tsp), Salt (1 tsp), and Shaoxing Cooking Wine (1 Tbsp). Mix well and heat over medium fire to boil.
6.
Add and mix well.
7.
Brush some oil on your container and then transfer the mixture to the container. Steam for around 50 minutes; absorb any water on surface with a clean gauze or towel.
8.
Cut into slices around 1.5 cm in thickness after cooling down. Pan-fry until slightly brown on both sides. Sprinkle some Scallions (1 bunch) and serve with your favorite tea.
Nutrition Per Serving
CALORIES
159
FAT
3.6 g
PROTEIN
4.3 g
CARBS
26.1 g
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