Turnip Cake for Good Fortune

Name: Turnip Cake for Good Fortune
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Serves 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 daikon radishes; 1 package rice flour; 4 Chinese sausages (lap cheong); 3 2/3 cups water (about 850 grams); 5 dried shiitake mushrooms; 2 tablespoons fried garlic in oil; 4 tablespoons fried shallots in oil; 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1/2 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 tablespoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper

凱茜媽咪の廚房 @Kathy_kitchen

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with this classic turnip cake (also known as lo bak go or radish cake). Whether you call it turnip cake or lo bak go, it's a delicious way to welcome the new year!

凱茜媽咪の廚房 @Kathy_kitchen

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with this classic turnip cake (also known as lo bak go or radish cake). Whether you call it turnip cake or lo bak go, it's a delicious way to welcome the new year!

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Ingredients

60 minutes

Serves 6 servings

2daikon radishes
1 packagerice flour
4Chinese sausages (lap cheong)
3 2/3 cupswater (about 850 grams)
5dried shiitake mushrooms
2 tablespoonsfried garlic in oil
4 tablespoonsfried shallots in oil
Seasonings:
2 1/2 tablespoonssoy sauce
1/2 tablespoonsugar
1/2 tablespoonsalt
1/2 teaspoonground white pepper

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Steps

60 minutes

1

Prepare all the ingredients.
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Peel and shred the daikon radishes. After shredding, you should have about 2 lbs 3 oz (985 grams). Use 1 package (about 1 lb or 450 grams) rice flour and 4 Chinese sausages (about 6 1/2 oz or 185 grams). Divide the water into 1 7/8 cups (450 grams) and 1 2/3 cups (400 grams).
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Mix the rice flour with 1 2/3 cups water (400 grams) until smooth to make a batter. Set aside.
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Rinse, soak, and finely chop the shiitake mushrooms.
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Dice the Chinese sausages into small pieces.
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Heat a pan and cook the diced Chinese sausage until the fat is rendered.
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Add the chopped shiitake mushrooms to the pan and sauté together with the sausage.
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Stir in the fried garlic and fried shallots, mixing well.
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Add the shredded daikon radish to the pan and stir-fry with the sausage and mushrooms.
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Pour in 1 7/8 cups water (450 grams), add the seasonings, and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat.
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Pour the prepared rice flour batter into the pan and stir until the mixture thickens.
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Pour the turnip cake mixture into the inner pot of a rice cooker. You can also use two mini rectangular cake pans. This recipe makes enough for two 6-serving rice cooker pots. Smooth the surface with a spatula.
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Add 2 cups water to the outer pot of the rice cooker and steam the turnip cake. For mini cake pans, steam for about 30 minutes; for a full 6-serving rice cooker pot, steam for about 50 minutes.
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Test doneness by inserting a bamboo skewer into the cake. If it comes out clean and not sticky, it's fully cooked.
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Let the turnip cake cool before slicing. Enjoy freshly steamed turnip cake by cutting it into pieces and serving.
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For extra flavor, pan-fry the sliced turnip cake until golden and serve with sweet chili sauce.
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Serve and enjoy this delicious dish.
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Tips:
* This recipe yields a firmer texture than Cantonese-style turnip cake. For a softer cake, increase the water amount.
* For a whiter turnip cake, adjust the ratio of soy sauce and salt.