Oatmeal Turnip Cake
A great invention that doesn't use rice flour! Daikon Radish Mochi, the King of Taiwanese Drinking Tea Made with Oatmeal
Description
Completely replacing the rice flour (Zailai Mi Fen) of Taiwan breakfast staple 'Luobo Gao (Turnip Cake)' with crushed oatmeal. A revolutionary recipe in ketogenic circles.
Restaurants serving Oatmeal Turnip Cake
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Oatmeal(Yanmai)
- Daikon
- Dried shrimp
- Dried shiitake
- Salt
- White pepper
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Julienne daikon, fry in pan until moisture releases and softens.
- Add minced dried shrimp and shiitake, fry fragrantly.
- Powder oatmeal in blender.
- Mix oatmeal powder, water, salt, white pepper into gooey liquid in bowl; mix in fried daikon/ingredients.
- Pour into heatproof container, steam-set in Tatung cooker for
- mins.
- Cool, cut, shallow-fry surfaces crispy to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Savory dried shrimp and sweet daikon smell
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Hard to sub due to unique Turnip Cake texture)
Pairing
Taiwan sweet Jiangyou Gao and chili sauce(for dipping)
Trivia
[For Everyone] Turnip Cake is deeply loved by Taiwanese, but actually a carb (rice flour) mass and diet enemy. Using oatmeal powder completely overcomes this weakness. Daikon moisture and oat stickiness finish it chewy; pan-fried savoriness matches real turnip cake in this miracle fake dim sum.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Drop an egg when frying to bake together, making 'Luobo Gao Jia Dan' to further fortify protein!
Allergen
Shrimp, Wheat (Oatmeal)