Radish Cake (Loh Pak Kou) Recipe

Ingredients

400g Radish
60g Chinese Sausage
40g Dried Shrimps
200g Rice Flour
50g Wheat Starch
400ml Water

Seasoning

900ml Water
¾ tbsp Sesame Oil
1 tsp MSG
1 tbsp Sugar
2 tsp Salt
Pinch of Pepper

Sauce

4 Shallots (Sliced)
100ml Water
1 tsp Dark Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
1 tsp Sugar
½ tsp MSG
Hoisin Sauce to serve.

Method

1. Peel radish and cut into strips. Cut sausage into small cubes. Soak dried shrimps in water for 10 minutes, drain and grind coarsely.
2. Combine rice flour, wheat starch and water. Set aside for 45 minutes.
3. Heat 80ml of oil, fry dried shrimps and sausage, then add radish and fry till fragrant. Mix seasoning well and add it to the fried mixture. Bring it to a boil before adding the rice flour mixture, stir well till thicken.
4. Transfer to a greased 8 inch square metal tray and steam over high heat for 30 minutes. Set aside to cool completely before cutting into pieces.
5. Heat up 2 tablespoons of oil and fry sliced shallots till fragrant. Add water, dark and light soy sauce, sugar ad MSG. Bring it to boil before pouring over the steamed radish cake.
6. Serve with Hoisin sauce.