# Lo Bak Go (Turnip Cake)

Lo Bak Go, also known as turnip cake, is a popular Chinese dish made with grated daikon radish, rice flour, and various savory ingredients, often served during Lunar New Year.

- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Dried shrimp
- Dried scallops
- Chinese sausage (Lap Cheung)
- Chinese cured pork (Lap Yuk)
- Daikon
- Water
- Rock sugar
- Rice flour
- Cornstarch
- Lao Gan Ma chili crisp

## Instructions

1. Soak and chop dried shrimp.
2. Soak and shred dried scallops.
3. Chop Chinese sausage.
4. Chop Chinese cured pork.
5. Grate daikon by hand or using a food processor.
6. Add water and rock sugar to the grated daikon to neutralize its bitter flavor.
7. Cook the daikon mixture.
8. Sauté the chopped umami ingredients (dried shrimp, scallops, Chinese sausage, cured pork).
9. Mix the sautéed umami ingredients with the cooked daikon.
10. Prepare the batter by mixing equal parts rice flour and cornstarch with water.
11. Pour the batter into the daikon and umami mixture.
12. Stir until the batter is no longer runny.
13. Place the mixture in a round pan for steaming.
14. Steam the cake for 40 minutes.
15. Let the cake cool completely before slicing.
16. Slice the cooled turnip cake into individual pieces.
17. Pan-fry the cake pieces until the edges are browned and lightly crisp, and the center is soft.
18. Serve the pan-fried turnip cake with Lao Gan Ma chili crisp.

## Equipment

- Grater
- Food processor
- Bowl
- Pan
- Spatula
- Steamer
- Steaming rack
- Knife
- Chopsticks

## Tips

- Refrigerate the cake overnight before pan frying for easier cutting.
- Pan fry the cake until the edges are browned and lightly crisp, and the center is soft.
- Serve with Lao Gan Ma chili crisp for an enhanced flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnS77jSDz4h/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4ffc97e5-6f7b-426e-ad97-c16d7667db4a
- Extracted: 2025-08-25

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