Monday 23 November 2015

Steamed Yam Cake



This is a great recipe by Agnes Chang.When I made again,I've to cut the recipe small cos her recipe are quite big and I only bought a small size yam.

 Ingredients:
 600g yam,cleaned and diced
4 tbsps dried prawns,soaked and pounded
3 tbsps chopped tai tou choy(preserved vegetables
1 tsp five spice powder
4 pips garlic,chopped
6 tbsps oil

Batter:(mixed and strained)
300g rice flour
75g tapioca flour
1200ml water
1/2 tsp alkaline water

Seasonings:
1 cube chicken stock
1/2 tsp pepper
salt to taste

Garnishing:
1 stalk spring onion,diced
2 red chillies chopped
3 tbsps fried shallots
3 tbsp coarsely chopped toasted peanuts

Chilli sauce:
4 red chillies,3 chilli padi and 3 pips garlics pounded and mixed with 1 tbsp vinegar,sugar and
1 tbsp tomato sauce

Method:
1.Heat up oil,saute garlic until fragrant,add dried prawn and stir until aromatic.Add yam,tai tou choy
five spice powder and stir fry until fragrant.
2.Add batter,seasonings and stir until batter is half cooked.Taste and pour mixture into a 22cm steaming tray.Steam with high heat for 45 minutes-1 hour until cooked.
3.Removed from heat,sprinkle all garnishings on top and leave to cool.
4.Cut into pieces and serve with chilli sauce.

Small size recipe:(for me to remember)

210g yam
100g rice flour
400ml water
a bit alkaline
25g tapioca flour

i didn't make the chilli sauce.I just used the bottled chilli sauce.

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