Recipe Turnip Cake

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Been a long few years since I made anything like this and living in this 2 lane town required some changes... Can't get Daikon Radish here so I went with turnips. Used the recipe here as a base.

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb. / 1/2 kilo turnips
  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 1 Tbsp corn starch
  • 4 oz / 113 gms sausage, diced
  • 1 Tbsp chopped fine dried shrimp
  • 1 cup water/stock
  • 1 can, 4 oz / 113 gms, fire roasted green chili's
  • Powdered garlic, to taste
  • Dried onion bits, to taste
  • Salt, to taste
  • Gochugaru, to taste

Method:
Grate the turnip(s) using the large holes on a box grater. Add the grated turnips, diced sausage, onion, garlic, salt, shrimps and water/stock to a pot and cook until the turnips is done, about 10 minutes.

Set all this in a colander to drain and cool. When that's done collect your liquid and add to get a cup total of liquid. Mix your 1 Tbsp starch in with the water.

Mix the cooked and cooled with the water to thoroughly incorporate. Add the rice flour in batches, I did 2, until it's all combined.

Now it's got to be steamed. I've got a round glass container that fits perfect in the IP, Instant Pot. I used the trivet to give room for the boiling water.
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Set the IP to Saute, high, and water as needed. Keep the glass lid on. Took mine 1 hour to get an internal temp of 160°F/70°C.

Remove and when cool place in the frig overnight to "cure". I'm saying cure but as the starches and carbs cool they'll tighten up pretty good. If you measured it all well it should be pretty well formed even when hot.

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Cooked in some brown butter.
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Been a long few years since I made anything like this and living in this 2 lane town required some changes... Can't get Daikon Radish here so I went with turnips. Used the recipe here as a base.

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb. / 1/2 kilo turnips
  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 1 Tbsp corn starch
  • 4 oz / 113 gms sausage, diced
  • 1 cup water/stock
  • 1 can, 4 oz / 113 gms, fire roasted green chili's
  • Powdered garlic, to taste
  • Dried onion bits, to taste
  • Salt, to taste
  • Gochugaru, to taste

Method:
Grate the turnip(s) using the large holes on a box grater. Add the grated turnips, diced sausage, onion, garlic, salt and water/stock to a pot and cook until the turnips is done, about 10 minutes.

Set all this in a colander to drain and cool. When that's done collect your liquid and add to get a cup total of liquid. Mix your 1 Tbsp starch in with the water.

Mix the cooked and cooled with the water to thoroughly incorporate. Add the rice flour in batches, I did 2, until it's all combined.

Now it's got to be steamed. I've got a round glass container that fits perfect in the IP, Instant Pot. I used the trivet to give room for the boiling water.View attachment 121452

Set the IP to Saute, high, and water as needed. Keep the glass lud on. Took mine 1 hour to get an internal temp of 160°F/70°C.

Remove and when cool place in the frig overnight to "cure". I'm saying cure but as the starches and carbs cool they'll tighten up pretty good. If you measured it all well it should be pretty well formed even when hot.

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Cooked in some brown butter.
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It goes from looking unpromising to rather tasty looking doesn’t it!
 
I think we’d prefer the turnip over the daikon here. We love turnips (I buy them nearly every week, but we almost always snack on them raw).
 
Hmm, never tried them raw. Probably requires more teeth than I manage at present. :laugh:
Softer than a raw potato (which MrsT also loves to gnaw on), harder than a radish, and not as wet. Just tastes like a dry radish.

It’s also the only way we really ate them growing up, just raw with a lot of salt. Mom would sometimes mash or include them in other potato dishes, but mostly we just ate them raw…like a goat.
 
Softer than a raw potato (which MrsT also loves to gnaw on), harder than a radish, and not as wet. Just tastes like a dry radish.

It’s also the only way we really ate them growing up, just raw with a lot of salt. Mom would sometimes mash or include them in other potato dishes, but mostly we just ate them raw…like a goat.
I was gonna say that’s cattle feed 😂
 
What kind of sausage? I know there are dried Chinese sausages of various types, not sure about fresh.

Some of the recipes called for dried shrimp I noticed. Do you not like them, can't get them handily, or...?
 
What kind of sausage? I know there are dried Chinese sausages of various types, not sure about fresh.

Some of the recipes called for dried shrimp I noticed. Do you not like them, can't get them handily, or...?
I could find Chinese dried sausage in Las Vegas but certainly not here. I used some home made, down the street, cracked black pepper pork sausage.

Oops, I forgot to mention the shrimp and I can get those at Morelo's Market too in small bags.
 
And you mention using turnip as a substitute so I’m wondering if you made this before using mooli (daikon)?
If you did how does it differ?
Yes, made before when I lived in Las Vegas and could get the daikon/mooli. This has a brighter stronger flavor than the daikon one did but basically the same. Before I used store bought rice flour but this time I made my own. Forgot I've got that mill thing in the cabinet...
 
Yes, made before when I lived in Las Vegas and could get the daikon/mooli. This has a brighter stronger flavor than the daikon one did but basically the same. Before I used store bought rice flour but this time I made my own. Forgot I've got that mill thing in the cabinet...
I’m guessing you prefer the turnip then?
 
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