Steamed Radish Cake (Daikon)
Start your day right with a delicious and nutritious savory breakfast bursting with flavor. Packed with hearty dried shrimps and earthy shiitake mushrooms, this breakfast dish shines without the need for traditional additions like Chinese sausage and bacon. Plus, it’s convenient to prepare ahead of time and store in the fridge for a quick morning meal. For a firmer texture in your radish cake, simply adjust the water quantity as specified in the recipe.
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Steamed Radish Cake
Ingredients
- 80 g dried shiitake mushroom
- 1.5 kg white radish (daikon)
- 350 ml water (200 ml for firmer texture)
- 2 – 3 tsp chicken stock powder
- 1 tsp white pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 200 g shallots
- 150 g dried prawns
- 400 ml mushroom water
- 300 g rice flour
Instructions
- Wash and soak dried shiitake mushrooms in hot water until soft.
- Cut off mushrooms stems and dice into small pieces.
- Sieve and keep the mushroom water for later use.
- Peel and wash white radish and grate into a bowl.
- Add the grated radish into a frying pan and add water a little at a time.
- Reduce water to 200 ml if you prefer a firmer texture.
- Add chicken stock powder, pepper, salt and cook until the radish softens. Set aside.
- Remove shallots skin, wash and slice thinly.
- Wash and drain dried prawns to remove excess water.
- Heat oil in a wok until hot and fry the sliced shallots until slightly brown.
- Remove and place on kitchen towel to absorb excess oil.
- In the same wok, add the dried prawns and fry in hot shallot oil until crispy.
- Remove fried dried prawns, drain excess oil and set aside.
- Add in the diced mushrooms and stir fry until brown. Set aside.
- Add mushroom water into a bowl of rice flour and mix well.
- Pour into a wok and slowly stir at low heat until it thickens.
- Transfer cooked radish to the thickened flour mixture.
- Stir mixture together on low heat.
- Add half of the fried dried prawns and mushrooms. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Add some fried shallots and mix well together.
- Lightly oil two 8 inch pans and transfer the radish mixture equally into each pan.
- Spread the mixture evenly in each pan.
- Top up with remaining fried mushrooms and dried prawns.
- Place pan into a steamer and steam over high heat for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove from steamer and let it cool down before serving.
- Garnish with spring onions and fried onions
- Enjoy!