Guangdong

Lo bak go

Turnip cake studded with sausage and dried shrimp, steamed, sliced and pan fried until crisp.

120 minTime

7 gProtein each

mildSpice

Make it your way

Grandma's waySteamed radish cake with sausage and shrimp, pan fried.

The original

267kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

120minutessame

Lo bak go, the dim sum turnip cake.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Radish (daikon radish, mooli)1 kg white radish, grated

Rice flour2 cups

Cornflour (cornstarch)¼ cup

Chinese sausage2, diced

Dried shrimp3 tbsp, soaked and chopped

Dried shiitake mushrooms5, soaked and diced

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp, plus for frying

Salt1½ tsp

Sugar2 tsp

White pepper½ tsp

Water1 cup, mushroom soaking water

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, chopped

Oyster sauce2 tbsp, to serve

5 steps

1Fry the sausage, shrimp and mushrooms in oil until fragrant. Set aside.
2Cook the grated radish with its juice for 10 minutes until translucent.
3Whisk rice flour, cornflour, salt, sugar, pepper and water, then stir in the hot radish and half the fried toppings.
4Pour into an oiled tin, top with the rest and steam 50 minutes.
5Cool completely, slice and pan fry until golden on both sides. Serve with oyster sauce and spring onion.

Serve it like this

Lay the golden slices on a plate, spring onion on top and oyster sauce or chilli sauce on the side, with hot tea.

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