DAIKON CAKE

 

INGREDIENTS

 

1 Daikon radish (600g) grated

30 g Dried shrimp soaked and pounded

2 tbsp Glass shrimp

8 Dried mushrooms soaked and sliced

8 Spring onions chopped

3 Chinese sausages sliced thinly

1 tbsp Shao Xing wine

250g Rice flour

1 Red chilli seeded and chopped

2 cups Water (500ml)

1/8 tsp Salt

1 tsp Sugar

2 pinches MGS (optional)

Shake of White pepper

7 tbsp Cooking oil

 








 

Remove the skin from the daikon radish and grate it

 

Boil water and soak the radish in the water for 4 minutes

 

 

Drain the water and set aside the water and radish for later

 

 

Squeeze out any excess water from the radish then set aside

 

 

Soak the dried prawns in water until they soften then drain and pound with a mortar and pestle

 

 

Put the dried mushrooms into hot water and soak until they soften then slice thinly

 

 

Take 500ml of the water the daikon was soaked in and mix it with the rice flour. Discard any remaining water.

 

 

Grease 2 round 8 inch baking tins

 

 

Heat the coking oil in a wok on medium-high heat

 

 

Add the Chinese sausage and stir for a couple of minutes

 

 

Add the chilli

 

 

Add the glass shrimp

 

 

Add the dried shrimp

 

 

Add the mushrooms and stir well

 

 

Add salt

 

 

Add sugar

 

 

Add spring onions

 

 

Add MSG (optional)

 

 

Add the radish and mix well

 

 

Add white pepper

 

 

Add Shao Xing wine

 

 

Add the rice flour and mix very well. Cook for another 4 minutes.

 

 

Spoon the mixture half into each baking dish and flatten down

 

 

Steam each for 30 minutes

 

 

Leave out to cool then place into the fridge until they are cold

 

 

Finally cut into pieces and fry until the outside starts to go crispy

 

 

Can be eaten on its own as a snack or added to other dishes. Goes very well with sweet chilli sauce.

 

 


 

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