Turnip cake 蘿蔔糕

Turnip cake 蘿蔔糕

A savory steamed cake to have over Chinese new year. After a couple of trials, this recipe gives a good result.

1kg big turnip shredded (use julienne peeler to shred into very thin strips)

220gm rice flour

220gm water

2 Chinese sausage, cut into small cubes

5 dry mushrooms, soaked and cut into small cubes

small handful of dry shrimps

1 shallot, cut into small pieces

a few slices of ginger,

salt, sugar, white pepper

Turnip cake 蘿蔔糕 ingredients

1. Stir fry Chinese sausage until oil comes out, remove from pan.

2. Use the oil to stir fry shrimps to refresh, add mushrooms, cook until the water in mushrooms is gone, remove.

3. In the same pan, add ginger slices, sweat shallot until soft, add shredded turnip and seasonings, stir to mix and cook at medium heat with the lid on until turnip becomes transparent, around 20 minutes, remove ginger.

4. Have ready rice flour mixed with water mixture, pour in hot turnip and all liquid. Fold gently, use the heat of the turnip to cook rice mixture to form a paste, mix in other ingredients.

5. Pour into an oiled dish, steam for 45 minutes.