Turnip Cake (Radish Cake) – Chinese Lo Bak Go (Update)
The turnip cake is a home-style Cantonese dim sum from Guangzhou, China. It is also a popular dim sum in restaurants in Guangzhou.
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 650 g of Peeled turnip
- 50 g of Sausage
- 25 g of Bacon
- 15 g of Dried Shrimp
- 15 g of dried Scallop
- 130 g of Rice flour
- 50 g wheat starch
- 230 g Water the amount of water increases or decreases according to your preference
Seasoning:
- 1 g White pepper
- Ginger juice
- 4.8 g Salt
- 12 g Sugar
Instructions
- Shrimp and scallops are soaked in about 250g of hot water (keep the water). Dice the shrimp, sausage and bacon, and break apart the scallops.
- The rice is ground with the food processor. If you have ready-made sticky rice flour, you can skip this step.
- The turnip is peeled and planed into thin pieces (note the turnip should not be too fine nor too thick).
- Put the rice flour into a bowl, add 200g of water (water of dried shrimp and scallop), stir into a slurry, add seasonings such as pepper, ginger, salt, and sugar, and 50g wheat starch. Mix well.
- Heat the pan, add the sausage and bacon until it starts to brown, then add shrimp and scallops. Saute, and set aside.
- Add the turnip into a wok and fry it until it is soft. If it is too dry, add a little water. If there is too much water, use a spoon to scoop it out. After frying, the bottom of the pan will be dry. This is how you know you are making a stable finished product.
- Add the fried sausage and bacon and stir well. After the mixture is finished cooking, there should be no excess moisture in the bottom of the pan. Make sure you turn off the heat before move to the next step.
- Pour the rice slurry in and mix well. If it is very watery, you can evaporate some of the moisture it by putting it on low heat. If it feels dry, add a little water.
- Mix all the ingredients and put them into the mold, press it flat with a spoon, cover with plastic wrap, put the turnip cake in after the water is boiling. Steam for about 45 minutes, depending on the cake size and thickness, you can adjust the time.
- Turnip cake steamed and left to cool, until it is solidified. Then you can slice according to your favorite size, put in the refrigerator or freezer to store. To enjoy, you can heat up a little oil in a pan and fry until golden brown on both sides.