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Taro Cake

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Taro Cake

Taro cake also known as yam cake, it is a popular Chinese dim sum dish made from the vegetable taro.

It has a denser texture than Turnip Cake, both made with rice flour and some additional ingredients, it is cut into squares-shaped slices and pan-fried before serving if prefer a crunchy layer on the outside.

Ingredients

  • 5 oz. taro
  • 2 oz. dried shrimp
  • 2 oz. preserved pork
  • 4 oz. glutinous rice flour
  • 1 1/2 oz. chestnut flour
  • 14 oz. water, divided
  • 2-3 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1/4 tsp five-spice powder
  • Dash of salt for taste

Directions

  1. Peel taro and the slice it into 1/2 inch long cubes for this taro cake recipe.
  2. Soften dried shrimp in warm water, rinse and squeeze out excess water.
  3. Soak preserved pork in water for 10 minutes, and slice into 1/2 inch long cubes.
  4. Heat a wok to medium heat with oil, add taro and stir fry for 3-5 minutes.
  5. After the taros are lightly brown, remove and mix in five-spice powder, stir well.
  6. Reheat wok with 1 tsp oil, add pork and shrimp, stir fry until aromatic, removed.
  7. Whisk together rice flour with chestnut flour, add 1/2 water and salt, stir well.
  8. Heat flour mixture to a boil in a pot, add the rest water and stir to form a batter.
  9. Mix together fried taro cubes, dried shrimp and preserved pork, mix completely.
  10. Pour taro mixture into a cake pan with non-stick foil, lightly press and spread evenly, covered.
  11. In a steamer with boiling water, place cake mixture on steam rack. Cover, steam for 50 minutes.
  12. Remove and set taro cake until cool in room temperature, slice them into pieces before serving.
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