Toisan-Style Taro Cake (芋頭糍, 芋頭糕)

RECIPE: https://healthynibblesandbits.com/steamed-taro-cake/

I highly recommend that you read through the full recipe to make sure you understand the cooking process!

Taro cake (芋頭糕 or 芋頭糍) is a southern Chinese steamed cake that you can often find in dim sum restaurants. Mama Lin’s taro cake is my absolute favorite. The cake is filled with earthy diced taro and topped with a mixture of ingredients that pack an umami punch: Chinese sausage, Chinese cured pork, dried shrimp, and dried scallops.

Ingredients:

Topping
1/3 cup (30g) medium-sized dried shrimp
2 tablespoons (20g) dried scallops
1 1/2 tablespoons oil, any oil works
1/3 cup (45g) finely diced shallots
scant 1/4 cup (30g) finely chopped Chinese sausage
scant 1/4 cup (30g) finely chopped Chinese cured pork
2 tablespoons (20g) finely chopped preserved radish, (optional)
3 tablespoons (15g) sliced scallions
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper

Taro
1 1/2 tablespoons oil, any oil works
4 cups (500g) diced taro, about 1/4 to 1/2-inch cubes
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon five-spice powder
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper

Batter
1 3/4 cups (240g) rice flour
1/4 cup (35g) wheat starch
1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon table salt
4 1/2 cups (1050g) water, divided (some is used for making the initial batter, some you need to boil)

Equipment
9x2-inch cake pan, 9-inch springform pan, or 9x9-inch square pan
oil for greasing cake pan
steaming rack
large wok

I should add here that every time I ask my mom to show me how to cook this, she modifies the ingredients for the topping ever so slightly, mostly because she never sticks to a strict recipe. The ingredient amounts I outlined above are based on the rounds of recipe testing I did on my own.

Видео Toisan-Style Taro Cake (芋頭糍, 芋頭糕) канала Lisa Lin