Hong Kong Style Radish Cake
Ingredients:
400g radish
60g Chinese sausage
40g dried shrimps
200g rice flour
50g wheat starch
400ml water
Seasoning:
900ml water
¾ tbsp sesame oil
1tsp MSG
1tbsp sugar
2tsp salt
Pinch of pepper
Sauce:
4 shallots (sliced)
100ml water
1tsp dark soy sauce
1tbsp light soy sauce
1tsp sugar
½ tsp MSG
Method:
- Peel radish and cut into strips. Cut sausage into small cubes. Soak dried shrimps in water for 10 minutes, drain and grind coarsely.
- Combine rice flour, wheat starch and water. Set aside for 45 minutes.
- Heat 80ml of oil, fry dried shrimps and sausage, then add radish and fry until fragrant. Mix Seasoning well and add it to the fried radish mixture. Bring it to a boil before adding the rice flour mixture, stir well till thickened.
- Transfer to a greased 8-inch square metal tray ans steam over high heat for 30 minutes. Set aside to cool completely before cutting into pieces.
- Heat up 2 tablespoon of oil and fry sliced shallots till fragrant. Add water, dark and light soy sauce, sugar and MSG. Bring it to a boil before pouring over the steamed radish cake.