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Taro cake.

Taro Cake

We love taro and we really love Taro Cake! This dim sum staple is delicious, and thankfully, not that hard to make at home. Our simple homemade version is packed with plenty of fresh taro, dried shrimp, and Chinese sausage!
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8

Ingredients

Instructions

  • First, rehydrate the dried shrimp:
    Place the dried shrimp in a medium size bowl. Pour hot water to cover and let sit for 15 minutes. Drain the shrimp and reserve the liquid. Set aside.
  • Peel and dice the taro. Set aside.
    Note: make sure to wear gloves for this step - working with raw taro can make your hands itchy.
  • In a large pan over medium-high heat, add the lap cheong (Chinese sausage) and saute for 2 minutes.
    Add the rehydrated dried shrimp and saute for 1 more minute.
    Then add minced garlic and chopped green onions. Saute for 1 minute.
  • Add the seasonings: oyster sauce, sesame oil, ground white pepper, salt, and five spice.
    Cook for 1 more minute. Then add the taro. Stir to gently mix.
  • Then add 3 cups of water (use the water you saved from rehydrating the dried shrimp PLUS additional water to make 3 cups total).
    Turn the heat up to high heat, and bring everything to a boil.
    Then turn the heat down to low heat, and cook for 5 minutes.
  • While the taro is cooking, prepare the flour mixture:
    In a large bowl, combine the regular rice flour and 3 cups of water. Mix well and set aside.
  • Once the 5 minutes are up, slowly pour the flour/water mixture into the pan with the taro. Gently mix so that everything is evenly combined.
    Cook for 1 minute and remove from heat.
  • Divide the taro mixture into two pans. Make sure the pans are lightly oiled (so that the taro cake won't stick to the pan when it's done steaming).
    Use a double decker steamer and steam for 45 minutes. If you don't have a double decker steamer, then just steam the taro cakes one at a time.
  • Once the taro cakes are done steaming, turn off the heat and carefully remove it from the steamer.
    If you plan to eat the taro cake just steamed (which is delicious), let it cool for 30 minutes. Then remove from the pan, slice, and eat!
    If you want to eat the taro cake pan fried (this is how it's usually served at dim sum restaurants): let the taro cake cool for 1 hour. Then slice into rectangles or squares. Pan fry on medium-high heat for 2 minutes on each side until golden. Eat hot and enjoy!