Chinese Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go). Our family turnip cake lo bak go recipe uses Chinese sausage, dried shrimp, mushrooms and more. Having sampled versions of turnip cake (or lo bak go, as it's known in Cantonese) at many dim sum restaurants over the years, I've come to the conclusion that they can't be compared to our. Turnip cake is a woefully insufficient name for these little crispy savory cakes of tasty perfection.

It is a savory rice cake loaded with cured meat, daikon radish, mushrooms, and dried shrimp. It's steamed, and then pan fried to create a tender texture with a crispy crust. Turnip cake is a Chinese dim sum dish. You can cook Chinese Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go) using 12 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chinese Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go)

You need 500 g of chinese turnip or daikon radish, grated.
It's 1 cup of water.
You need of Oil.
It's 1 tbsp of dried shrimp, washed, soaked and chopped.
It's 3-5 of dried chinese black mushroom, washed, soaked and chopped.
You need 1 of chinese sausage, diced.
It's 1 slice of char sew pork, diced.
Prepare 1 of spring onion, chopped.
You need 1 cup of rice flour.
Prepare 1 tbsp of corn starch.
You need of Salt, sugar, pepper.
You need of Oyster sauce for dipping (optional).

The less commonly used radish cake is a more accurate name, as Western-style turnips are not used in the dish but rather shredded radish (typically Chinese radish) and plain rice flour. It is traditionally called carrot cake in Singapore. Turnip cake is made of daikon ( lo bak in Cantonese), which is a long vegetable that looks like a bloated white carrot. But "糕" can refer to many different foods in Chinese cuisine: sweet or savory batter that's steamed into a solid cake, like lo bak go ; sweet batter that is steamed into moist and.

Chinese Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go) step by step

Grate the turnip use largest holes on a box grater..
Add grated turnip and water to a wok and bring to a simmer. Simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionaly so the turnip does not brown..
The turnip will produce liquid, some of which will evaporate. Cook it until you have about 3/4 cup liquid left in the pan with the radish..
Pour everything including the liquid into a large mixing bowl to cool..
Heat the pan over medium heat and add 2 tbsp oil. Add dried shrimp, mushroom, sausage, char sew and cook for about 5 minutes..
Stir in chopped spring onion and remove from the heat to cool..
Add rica flour, cornstarch, salt, sugar, pepper to the mixing bowl with the radish and cooking liquid..
Mix well until dry ingredients are well incorporated..
Add in the cooked shrimp, mushroom and sausage, and be sure to scrape the oil from the pan into the batter. Mix well and let sit for 15 minutes.
Give the batter a final stir and pour it into a well, oiled loaf pan. Place the pan into a steamer with plenty of water and steam it into medium heat for 50 minutes..
Remove the pan from the steamer and let your turnip cake set for about 30 minutes. Once cooled, loosen the sides with spatula and turn it out into the chopping board..
Use a sharp knife dipped in water to slice 1/2 inch thick pieces..
Add 2 tbsp oil to a non stick pan over medium heat. Fry the cake of both sides until golden and crispy. Serve with oyster sauce..
Enjoy.

Last year, we celebrated the event with some good friends at home, and my mum would have been proud of the spread which I created. This Chinese turnip cake's traditional fillings have been switched up with some bacon, cheese, caramelized onions and dried scallops for a creamier, and more full flavored turnip cake! Keyword lo bak go, turnip cake. How to Make Chinese Turnip Cakes (蘿蔔糕) Dim Sum Style (Chinese lo bak go).