After all those desserts previously, I decided to blog about savoury food. My mom made a great yam cake yesterday that was really delicious and satisfying. It was lovely with the yam chunks contrasting with the toppings of flavourful sesame seeds, dried prawn and red chillies.
We used the yam we got from my grandfather. Yam is always nice and is my favourite tuber. If I must eat carbs, I will do so with yam. It has fibre and vitamins.
It can be eaten as a snack or a meal. In Cantonese it is called "Wu Tau Ko". Basically it is starch with yam, steamed over a stove, and topped with multiple toppings like spring onions, red chillies, fried shallots, sesame seeds and dried prawn. Very tasty indeed. I am getting very hungry writing this and I hope I can still fast till night time. The yam cake itself was smooth and sticky with yam chunks and some chinese sausage chunks. Add the topping and it is a done deal... I will eat loads of it.
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| Huge yam chunk |
Below is the recipe given by my mom. I have not tried making it but my mom has made it several times. It is quite complicated and should be a challenge for amateur cooks like me. But here goes.
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| Once it has been steamed and set |
Yam Cake
Ingredients
Yam Cake Batter
- 500g rice flour
- 50g plain flour
- 50g tapioca flour
- 50g tang mein flour
- 1500 ml water
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 1 tbsp chicken stock granules
- 1 tsp 5 spice powder
Filling
- 750g Yam cubed
- 100g dried prawns
- 75g dried black mushrooms, soaked till soft
- 6 cloves garlic
- 10 small onions
- 3 pieces chinese sausage
Topping
- 2 stalks spring onions
- 1 red chilli
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 3 tbsp fried shallots
- 2 tbsp fried dried prawn
Method
- Cube the yam, soak then slice the mushroom and wash the dried prawns. Set aside.
- Chop garlic, slice onions and slice Chinese sausages finely.
- Mix the yam cake batter ingredients together, stir well and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan. Fry dried prawns until fragrant and dish out.
- Fry onion and garlic until fragrant.
- Add in cubed yam, dried mushroom and Chinese sausage and fry for a few minutes.
- Save 2 tbsp dried prawn for the topping and put back the rest of the fried dried prawns into the pan.
- Pour the batter into the pan and stir well until thickened.
- Pour the whole mixture into an oiled 12 inch round pan.
- Prepare steamer and steam yam cake for 45 minutes or until set.
- Let cool and serve with toppings.
Hope you enjoyed this great traditional recipe that is in her collection of dishes. I will try to post more of my mom's recipes as these will keep a record for future generations. Thanks for reading!
Labels: home cooking, meals, snacks, tea time, traditional
