Pan-fried Turnip Cake (Daikon Mochi)
Pan-fried Turnip Cake (Daikon Mochi) is a simpler version of the traditional Chinese Turnip Cake. The Turnip Cake batter is cooked in a frying pan instead of steaming the batter, then pay-frying the sliced cakes. Don't forget to see the section 'MEAL IDEAS' below the recipe card! It gives you a list of dishes that I have already posted and this recipe that can make up a complete meal. I hope it is of help to you.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 250 g shredded daikon ((white radish, note 1))
- 4 tbsp flour ((rice flour or wheat flour))
- 4 tbsp corn flour / cornstarch
- A pinch of salt
- 11/2 tbsp sesame oil
- 60 g bacon cut into thin strips ((note 2))
- 10 g dried paper-thin baby shrimps ((note 2))
- 4 tbsp green onion finely chopped ((note 2))
- Ponzu ((note 3))
Instructions
- 1
Put daikon, shrimps, bacon and green onion into a bowl and mix well with a spatula. You can omit mixing ingredients in this step but it makes the mixing with the flour easier.
- 2
Add flour and salt to the bowl and mix the ingredients very well ensuring that the flour is evenly mixed, and there are no clusters of the ingredients in the mixture.
- 3
Heat a medium size flying pan (about 23cm/9 1⁄16" in diameter, note 4) with 1 tablespoon of sesame oil over medium heat.
- 4
Spread the daikon mixture in the frying pan to shape a round pancake. The thickness should be about 2cm/¾".
- 5
Using the spatula, smooth the surface of the mixture as well as all around the edge (note 5).
- 6
Place a lid on and reduce the heat to low. Cook for about 3 minutes.
- 7
Check the bottom of the Daikon Mochi to see if the surface is browned. If required, cook for extra minute or so.
- 8
Hold the handle of the frying pan, shake the pan and shift the Daikon Mochi away from the handle, then in one quick tossing motion, flip the cake upside down (note 6).
- 9
Cook further 3 minutes with the lid on.
- 10
Transfer the Daikon Mochi to a cutting board. Cut the Daikon Mochi into 16 pieces by cutting it into 4 equal width strips, then cut them perpendicular to the first cut into 4 pieces each.
- 11
Heat the frying pan that you used previously over medium heat. A small amount of oil should still be in there, but if not add sesame oil.
- 12
Put all of the Daikon Mochi pieces back into the pan. Using cooking chopsticks or tongs, hold the piece vertically and lightly brown the cut-side of each piece.
- 13
Transfer the Daikon Mochi pieces to a serving plate and serve with a dipping sauce.