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Turnip cake (lo bak gou \/ \u863f\u8514\u7cd5)<\/strong> brings back the fond memory of my childhood seeping a pot of bottomless Pu’er tea with my father in the dim sum house every Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides the barbecue pork bun<\/a>, shrimp dumpling<\/a>, and Shumai<\/a>, pan-fried turnip cake is the dim sum I always order whenever the lady trundled her cart beside my table with towers of bamboo steamers full of dim sum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The turnip cake is crispy outside yet tender, almost melting inside the mouth. This umami-rich dim sum has been etched in my mind, and whenever I think about it, my belly rumbles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days, I don\u2019t go for my breakfast yum cha session anymore. Instead, I prepare the turnip cake with extra ingredients to make it more delectable. I also plan to make it one of the festive items during the Chinese New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Make Chinese Turnip Cakes (\u863f\u8514\u7cd5) | Dim Sum Style (Chinese lo bak go)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This savory turnip cake (also called Chinese radish cake, lo bak go) is a traditional dish served at dim sum restaurants along with other delicacies like shumai and barbecue pork bun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to make radish cake (turnip cake)? Easy! I have divided this cake recipe into a few steps. Each step can be done separately and even at a different time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Stir-fry the dry seafood, sausage, and mushrooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Cook the turnip<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Constitute the flour mix<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Steam the turnip cake<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Pan-fried the turnip cake (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Let\u2019s look at each step one by one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Turnip cake or radish cake?<\/strong>

    The English translation of the Chinese words lo bak go \/ \u841d\u535c\u7cd5<\/strong> is confusing. In reality, it is prepared with radish, which is shredded in this dish. However, since some Chinese describe both turnip and radish as \u201clo bak \/ \u841d\u535c,\u201d it has become a tradition to call it turnip cake. It is also called Chinese carrot cake<\/strong> in Singapore since carrot is also called \u2018lo bak\u2019 in Chinese! Therefore, I use both terms in this recipe interchangeably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step 1- Stir-fry the dry seafood, sausage, and mushrooms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    First, let me clarify that this Chinese turnip cake recipe is savory, not a sweet dessert! The main ingredients besides the turnip are Chinese sausage, dry shiitake mushrooms, dry scallops, and dry shrimp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Dried scallops (Conpoy or \u4e7e\u8c9d, \u6c5f\u7476\u67f1)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    You can certainly make changes to this list of ingredients. Due to their high cost, most Chinese turnip cake recipes of the dim sum house do not include dry scallops. You have the luxury of adding some dry scallops to the turnip cake and transforming an ordinary dessert into a drool-worthy and addictive delicacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The dried scallop<\/a> is a favorite item in many Chinese gourmet cuisines, including soup stock, shark fins, congee<\/a>, stew, and XO sauce. It has a dominant savory taste, as opposed to fresh scallops. A small amount of dry scallops goes a long way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here is what you need to do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n