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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 10 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Yam cake with a crispy crust, delicious shrimp and meat filling, fragrant and sure to be an attractive cake that your family will rave about. Let’s get cooking and try the recipe for yam cake filled with shrimp and meat that TasteVN shares to treat your family!
Ingredients for Yam Cake with Shrimp and Meat Filling Serves 4
Pork thigh 250 gr Shrimp 100 gr Yam 600 g (about 1 tuber) Carrot 1/2 tuber Dried shiitake mushrooms 50 gr (fragrant mushrooms) Chopped green onions 2 stalks All-purpose flour 250 gr Cooking oil 250 ml Oyster sauce 1.5 tablespoons Five-spice powder 1/2 teaspoon Soy sauce 1 tablespoon (soy sauce) Salt/ sugar a little Soybean sauce 2 tablespoons Rendered pork fat 50 gr (or butter)
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh and delicious pork
- Good pork has bright pink lean meat, and when pressed, it has elasticity and firmness.
- Fresh meat will have a characteristic aroma. Bad meat will have an unpleasant and fishy smell.
- Do not choose meat that feels soft and mushy when pressed, has a dull color, is leaking liquid, and has a foul smell; this is meat that has been stored too long and is no longer good.
- You should not choose meat that has white larvae the size of rice grains; this is sick pork.
See details: How to choose fresh and delicious pork belly
How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
- When choosing shrimp, you should select those with a translucent shell, still having a slight smell of the sea.
- Fresh shrimp usually have the tail curled together, with a slightly curved body, firm flesh, and the head and body are tightly attached.
- Do not buy shrimp that are slimy, with inconsistent color.
See details: How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
How to choose delicious and sweet taro
- Choose taro that is medium-sized, not too big or too small, as they will be more sticky, fragrant, and sweet.
- Taro with a creamy white interior, with many purple veins, is delicious and starchy taro.
See details: How to choose non-sticky and delicious taro
Tools Required
Steamer pot, strainer, pan, cutting knife, spoon and chopsticks,…
How to Make Taro Cake with Shrimp and Meat Filling
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Prepare the Ingredients
Peel the taro, wash it clean, and cut it into thin slices. Peel the carrot, wash it clean, and dice it.
Soak the shiitake mushrooms in warm water for about 30 – 45 minutes until they soften, then cut off the stems and chop them finely.
To clean and remove the odor from the pork, soak the meat in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse it several times. After the meat is drained, cut it into small pieces or mince it.
Peel the shrimp, remove the heads, then wash them clean, drain, and dice them.
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Stir-frying the filling
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil (about 50ml) and heat until boiling, then add the minced meat and stir-fry over medium heat for about 10 minutes, then add the shrimp, carrots, and soaked shiitake mushrooms that have been finely chopped, and stir-fry for about 5 minutes.
Season the filling with: 1.5 tablespoons of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of soybean sauce then mix well to let the seasoning absorb into the meat and shrimp mixture. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed, then turn off the heat.
Sprinkle about 2 chopped green onions along with 1/2 teaspoon of five-spice powder and mix well.
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Steaming and mashing taro
Place the sliced taro in a steamer and steam until cooked for about 15 minutes over medium heat.
After the taro is cooked, transfer it to a bowl and use a spoon to mash the taro until smooth and sticky.
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Kneading the dough
Put 250g of flour into a bowl, gradually pour in boiling water (about 80ml) while using chopsticks to stir until the dough thickens slightly.
Then, use your hands to knead the dough until it becomes a smooth, pliable mass, then add the mashed taro, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 50g of lard (or butter), and continue kneading for another 10 minutes.
Note: If the dough is dry, you can add a little more boiling water to mix, or if the dough is wet, you can add a little more flour.
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Shaping the cake
Take a small amount of the dough, roll it into a ball, then flatten it and add about 1 teaspoon of the sautéed filling, skillfully fold the dough over to cover the filling completely and press down the edges to seal them together.
Repeat until all the dough and filling are used up.
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Frying the cake
Place a pan on the stove, add 200ml of cooking oil (enough to submerge the cake) and heat it until boiling, then place the cake in a strainer and into the hot oil, frying over medium heat until the cake is golden and crispy for about 15 minutes, then remove it to drain the oil.
Note:
- At this step, do not skimp on the oil; the amount of oil must be enough to submerge the cake so that it becomes crispy and does not burn the outer layer.
- If the oil after frying is not too dark, you can let it cool, filter the residue, and reuse it for other fried dishes.
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Final product
The cake is perfect when the outer layer is golden and crispy, and the filling inside is soft and sweet. You can serve it with chili sauce, ketchup or mayonnaise,… all are incredibly tempting.
Take a bite of the cake to experience the crispy outer layer with the fragrant taro smell, along with the delicious sweet shrimp and meat filling that will surely make anyone who tries it fall in love immediately.
How to preserve delicious cakes
- For un-fried cakes, you can store them in the freezer for 1 week; when you want to eat, just defrost and fry them again.
- For fried cakes, it is best to eat them on the same day to ensure the best taste and the safety of your family’s health. Alternatively, you can place them in a food container and store them in the refrigerator for about 2 days. When you want to eat, just fry or reheat them in the microwave.
The dish bánh khoai môn kén nhân tôm thịt is fragrant and crispy, sure to enrich the meals for your family. Wishing you success in making it!
*Source of the recipe and images from the YouTube channel: 美食台foodvideo.
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