Yam Cake Recipe
The Meatmen
May 10, 2022
This classic, old-school Steamed Yam Cake recipe, though tedious, is worth every step for a taste of nostalgia.
Light and fluffy yam mixed with aromatic shallots and umami pork belly, this savoury, gluten-free dish makes for a perfect breakfast or tea break snack.
Need a good way to use up your favourite dried goodies? This recipe works with any.
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Ingredients
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| 100g Rice flour | |
| 50g Cornflour | |
| 300ml water (including water soaked from mushrooms, dried shrimps and dried scallops) | |
| 1 small yam | |
| 1 Chinese sausage | |
| 10g dried shrimps | |
| 150g pork belly | |
| A pinch of salt | |
| A pinch of five spice powder | |
| 8cloves of shallots | |
| Chives and Chilli for garnish (diced finely) | |
| Cooking oil |
Directions
1.
Soak dried chinese mushrooms, dried shrimps and dried scallops in different containers.
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2.
Shave and cut yam into cubes, set aside
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3.
Peel out the skin from the chinese sausages and cut them into cubes, set aside
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4.
Cut the pork belly into cubes, set aside
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5.
Drain the dried shrimps, reserve the water and slightly chop them, set aside
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6.
Drain the dried mushrooms, reserve the water and cut them into cubes, set aside
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7.
Drain the dried scallops, reserve the water and shred them
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8.
Combine rice flour, corn flour & all reserved water from soaking, water, mix well and set aside
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9.
Heat the pan with cooking oil
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10.
Fry the shallots till golden brown, dish it up and set aside
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11.
Stir fry the pork belly till the fats are separated from the pork, set aside
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12.
Slightly stir fry the chinese sausage, set aside
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13.
Saute the dried shrimps till fragrant
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14.
Add in your dried mushrooms and dried scallops and saute till fragrant
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15.
Add in all chinese sausage & pork belly & yam cubes. And ½ of the fried shallots, stir fry together till yam cubes turn slight brown
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16.
Add in a little water to simmer.
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17.
Pour in batter and stir till it’s thicken
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18.
Stir in a pinch of five spice powder
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19.
Oil your baking tin or you may also line your tin with baking paper
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20.
Pour mixture into tin & steam for 1 hour.
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21.
Cool the yam cake & fridge it. Cut & pan fry to serve!
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