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Radish Cake (Lo Pak Gou)

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Radish cake is a commonly seen dim sum dish in many Chinese restaurant. It is made with freshly grated white radish which adds the sweetness to the dish. There are also many ingredients which adds to the unami flavor of the dish. You can choose to pan sear the sliced radish cake or eat it steamed.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Dim Sum

Servings people

Calories 310 kcal

Ingredients

Batter mix

200 g rice flour
3 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp plain flour
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp white pepper
1 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
1/2 tbsp fish sauce
1/2 tbsp chicken seasoning powder
500 g water

Frying Ingredients

500 g white radish shredded
2 Chinese shiitake mushrooms chopped
4 tbsp dried shrimps chopped
2 Chinese sausage lup cheong chopped
2 stalk green onions white part only, chopped
200 g water
2 tbsp oil

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients for the batter in and mix well to get a smooth batter.
Using a deep wok, add 2 tbsp oil and fry the dried shrimps, sausage, mushrooms and white part of the green onion for 3-5 mins.
Add in the white radish and continue frying for 3 mins.
Add in the water and bring to boil.
Stir in the batter mix and mix well using a spatula.
Mix until it form into a smooth dough.
Oil a 9 inch square tin and transfer the dough to the tin and smooth out the surface.
Steam for one hour.
Cool completely before cutting into slices.

Notes

For extra umami, you can add in shredded soaked scallops
You can pair with XO sauce or sweet soy sauce
For leftovers, keep it airtight containers and pan fried the radish cake until crispy before serving

Nutrition

Calories: 310kcal

Keyword asian, steamed

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I was a runner up in Singapore's Masterchef Competition Season 2. Cooking has been a passion of mine since I was young. I would always follow my grandma to the wet markets to buy groceries and watch her whip up amazing dishes. Always inspired by my grandma, I look to continue her journey in the culinary world.