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TURNIP CAKE (CHINESE LO BAK GO)



This savory turnip cake (sometimes referred to as radish) lo bak cross is a really regular dish typically served at dim sum houses, and while I was a kid, it at all times confirmed up at the desk on Chinese New Year’s Day. As a result, it’s been etched in my thoughts as a wonderfully delicious tradition.


Having sampled types of turnip cake (or lo bak go, as it’s recognized in Cantonese) at many dim sum restaurants over the years, I’ve come to the conclusion that they can’t be in contrast to our selfmade recipe. The restaurants absolutely skimp at the filling ingredients, together with the star of the dish, the Chinese turnip. Most of what you get is rice flour and starch.

To be fair, I do need to claim that together with fewer filling ingredients makes the restaurant types a lot smoother–almost like pudding, in case you're keen on that consistency. Also, the Chinese turnip is a really stinky vegetable that absolutely falls into the find it irresistible or hate it category. For higher or worse, everybody within the home will recognise while you’re cooking Chinese turnip!

The Chinese turnip, or  lo bak, is a long, white vegetable with a inexperienced top. I’ve at all times been pressured by using potential of this, but I trust they’re interchangeable with Japanese daikon radishes (they might very nicely be the identical vegetable!). When selecting your turnip/radish, make certain they’re heavy. This potential they have a excessive water content, that's a sign that they haven’t been sitting round too long. A nice sized one is largely about 20 ounces, that's what this recipe calls for.

Read extra about this Chinese radish or turnip and others on our  Asian Beans, Mushrooms and Root Vegetables ingredients page.

My sister Ginny is an professional at carrying at the household turnip cake tradition, and this recipe is adapted from the model she makes. She emphasizes which you simply may be capable to obviously see and style the turnip, and I wholeheartedly agree together with her stance. You can really make changes to the recipe…including the quantity of sausage, turnip, mushrooms and scallion you add. You too can simply make this a vegetarian/vegan dish by using potential of taking away the shrimp and sausage, and substituting a unique dipping sauce for the oyster sauce.


If you're keen on this vintage Chinese Radish Lo Bak Go, then you definately ought to attempt our Taro Cake – Wu Tou Go or our Carrot Rice Cake Luo Bo Gao recipes!

Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go), by using potential of thewoksoflife.com

On with the recipe! You’ll need:

1 Chinese turnip/daikon radish (about 20 oz.), grated
1 to at least one 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon dried shrimp, washed, soaked and chopped
3-5 dried Chinese black mushrooms, washed, soaked, and chopped
1 Chinese sausage, diced
1 scallion, chopped
1 1/4 cup rice flour 130g
1 tablespoon cornstarch
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon sugar
white pepper, to taste
Grate the turnip. We simply used the biggest holes on a box grater.


Add grated turnip and 1 cup water to a wok or enormous pan and convey to a simmer. Simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally so the turnip would now not brown. The turnip will produce liquid, a few of that may evaporate. You may have liquid left within the pan with the radish but don’t fear about measuring it. Scoop the cooked turnip right into a enormous blending bowl to cool. Next, pour the remaining liquid right into a measuring cup and fill the relaxation with water till you've 1 cup of liquid and pour it again in with the cooked turnip.

Heat your pan over medium warmth and upload a NULL tablespoons oil. Add the dried shrimp, mushrooms, and sausage and cook dinner for about 5 minutes. Stir within the chopped scallion and take away from the warmth to cool.

Add rice flour, cornstarch, salt, sugar, and white pepper to the blending bowl with the radish and cooking liquid.
Mix nicely till the dry ingredients are well-incorporated.

Add within the cooked shrimp, mushrooms and sausage, and be certain to scrape the oil from the pan into the batter. Mix nicely and permit sit for about 15 minutes.

Give the batter a last stir and pour it right into a well-oiled loaf pan. Place the pan right into a steamer with lots of water and steam over medium-high warmth for fifty minutes. See our publish on how you can arrange a steamer if you’re now not ordinary with steaming meals in Chinese cooking.

Remove the pan from the steamer and permit your turnip cake set for about 30 minutes. Once cooled, loosen the facets with a spatula and switch it out onto a chopping board. It ought to pop out fairly easily.

Use a pointy knife dipped in water to slice ½-inch thick pieces. I recognise folks who’d take pleasure in it simply like that, but most folks pan-fry them first. Add a pair tablespoons oil to a non-stick or seasoned forged iron pan over medium-low heat. Fry the truffles on equally facets till golden and crispy. Serve with oyster sauce!
Tip: You too can make this turnip cake in advance, refrigerate it within the loaf pan, and slice/fry later. If you’ve refrigerated turnip truffles that you’ve already fried, the greatest method to reheat them is in a pan. When reheating, warmth the pan over medium warmth and upload a tablespoon of oil. Place the truffles within the pan, within the present day upload a pair tablespoons of water, and cover. Remove the disguise while the water has evaporated, flip, and brown the unique side.

Turnip Cake (Chinese Lo Bak Go)
Turnip cake is a regular Chinese snack served at dim sum. Our household turnip cake lo bak cross recipe makes use of Chinese sausage, dried shrimp, mushrooms and more.
Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Course: Appetizers and SnacksCuisine: ChineseKeyword: turnip cakeServings: 6 servingsCalories: 206kcalAuthor: Bill

Ingredients
1 daikon radish (about 20 oz., grated)
1 to at least one 1/2 cups water
oil
1 tablespoon dried shrimp (washed, soaked and chopped)
3-5 dried shiitake mushrooms (washed, soaked, and chopped)
1 Chinese sausage (diced)
1 scallion (chopped)
1 1/4 cups rice flour (130 grams)
1 tablespoon cornstarch (8 grams)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon sugar
white pepper (to taste)
Oyster sauce (for dipping, optional)

Instructions
Add the grated turnip and 1 cup water to a wok or enormous pan, and convey to a simmer. Simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally so the turnip would now not brown. The turnip will produce liquid, a few of that may evaporate. You may have liquid left within the wok with the radish that you'll also use. Scoop the cooked turnip right into a enormous blending bowl to cool. Pour any remaining liquid within the wok right into a measuring cup, and upload water till you've a whole of one cup of liquid. Add it to the blending bowl with the cooked turnip.
Clean your wok or pan and location it over medium heat. Add a pair tablespoons oil. Add the shrimp, mushrooms, and sausage, and cook dinner for about 5 minutes. Stir within the chopped scallion and take away from the warmth to cool.
Add rice flour, cornstarch, salt, sugar, and white pepper to the blending bowl with the radish and cooking liquid. Mix nicely till the dry ingredients are well-incorporated. Add within the cooked shrimp, mushrooms and sausage, and be certain to scrape the oil from the pan into the batter. Mix nicely and permit sit for 15 minutes.
Give the batter a last stir, and pour it right into a well-oiled loaf pan. Place the pan right into a steamer with lots of water and steam over medium-high warmth for fifty minutes.
Remove the pan from the steamer and permit your turnip cake set for about 30 minutes. Once cooled, loosen the facets with a spatula and switch it out onto a chopping board. It ought to pop out fairly easily.
Use a pointy knife dipped in water to slice ½-inch thick pieces. I recognise folks who’d take pleasure in it simply like that, but most folks pan-fry the turnip cake first. Add a pair tablespoons oil to a non-stick or seasoned forged iron pan over medium heat. Fry the truffles on equally facets till golden and crispy. Serve with oyster sauce!

Note: You too can make this turnip cake in advance, refrigerate it within the loaf pan, and slice/fry later. If you’ve refrigerated turnip truffles that you’ve already fried, the greatest method to reheat them is to re-fry them in a pan.

Nutrition
Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 390mg | Potassium: 240mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 0.8mg


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