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Turnip Cake, Nut Free Dim Sum Recipe
Turnip Cake is a steamed rice cake made with Chinese turnips, and flavored with minced Chinese sausages and/or dried shrimp and then pan-fried until crispy before serving for dim sum. Even though the total recipe time is nearly 9 hours, it takes about 4 hours to make the turnip cake, cool to room temperature and then refrigerate overnight. Pan-frying takes about another 30 minutes.
Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Additional Time
6 hrs
Total Time
9 hrs
Servings: 10
Course:
Breakfast , Snacks , Lunch , Brunch
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
Daikon Mixture
- 2 daikons (medium) 1 1/2 inch diameters
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
Sausages & Herbs
- 2 Chinese sausages "lap cheong" (optional or substitute bacon)
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil or neutral oil
- 1/4 cup carrots, diced optional
- 2 tablespoons dried shrimp optional
- 2 talks scalliions chopped (optional)
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped (optional)
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce optional
- 1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar optional
Rice Batter
- 3 1/2 cups rice flour 1 pound bag
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 cups water
- Oil as needed