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Chinese turnip pancakes
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Savory Chinese Turnip Pancakes

Chinese turnip pancakes are one of my favorites using Chinese turnips (daikon radish is also okay to use). If you’ve ever been to dim sum and had Chinese turnip cakes, these chinese pancakes are a much easier way to get a similar flavor…with the turnip, scallions, and Chinese sausage.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Appetizers and Snacks
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 4
Calories: 271kcal
Author: Bill

Ingredients

For the Pancakes:

For the Dipping Sauce:

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon scallion (chopped)

Instructions

  • Rinse the dried sausage, dice it up, and set aside. If using bacon, simply cook the bacon until it’s crisp and still a bit chewy, and then dice. If using the dried shrimp, rinse in warm water, and give them a rough chop. Wash and chop the scallions. Set aside 1 tablespoon of the scallion for the dipping sauce.
  • Wash and peel your turnip/radish. Grate 1 cup.
  • Make the batter by putting the flour, cornstarch, salt, white pepper, egg, water, sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds into a mixing bowl and combining thoroughly. Fold in the sausage, shrimp, scallions (minus 1 tablespoon for the dipping sauce) and grated turnip.
  • Before you make your pancakes, make your dipping sauce by combining all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. There are no rules for this sauce! Make it spicy, make it sweet, make it vinegar-y with some black Chinese vinegar…
  • Heat the pan over medium-high heat and add 1 teaspoon of oil to the pan. Sprinkle some sesame seeds onto the pan and spoon about ½ cup of the batter on top of the sesame seeds. Use a spatula to quickly spread it evenly across the bottom of the pan and form a round pancake. Sprinkle some more sesame seeds on top.
  • Let the pancake cook for about 3 to 4 minutes until golden brown on one side. Flip the pancake and press it down a bit. Add a little more oil to the pan if it’s dried out. Once that side is also golden brown, flip the pancake again and cook on the first side for a minute. Flip again and cook the second side for another minute. So if you’re counting, you’re cooking each side twice. This gets the pancakes really nice and crispy.
  • Cut into wedges and serve with your sauce.

Notes

Makes 4 large pancakes, 1 pancake per serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 1123mg | Potassium: 159mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 7.8mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 3.1mg