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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 30 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Butterfly pea flower cake with a soft chewy exterior, filled with rich minced meat and potato, along with very eye-catching colors is the perfect suggestion for a delicious and nutritious breakfast. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN to learn how to make this delicious cake!
Ingredients for Butterfly Pea Flower Cake with Potato and Meat Filling For 4 people
Potato 150 g Minced meat 100 g Chopped garlic 30 g Chopped green onion 30 g Carrot 30 g Rice flour 150 g Tapioca starch 3 tablespoons Butterfly pea flower water 100 ml Lemon juice 45 ml Sweet and sour sauce 20 g Chopped chili 15 g
Spices: Salt, sugar, seasoning powder, ground pepper, cooking oil, fish sauce,…
Tools: Stove, steamer, whisk, rolling pin, bowl, dish, plate,…
Currently on the market, there are fresh butterfly pea flowers, dried butterfly pea flowers, and butterfly pea flower powder. For fresh butterfly pea flowers, wash them and boil in water for about 15 minutes on low heat to extract the color. For dried butterfly pea flowers, soak in hot water for 5-7 minutes, then strain the water for use.
Note: Every 10g of dried butterfly pea flowers can make 250 – 300ml of butterfly pea flower water.
How to make Butterfly Pea Flower Cake with Potato Filling
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the potatoes, wash them clean, and cut them into small pieces.
Wash the green onions and chop them finely.
Peel the carrots, wash them clean, and finely dice them.
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Steam and mash the potatoes
Put the potatoes in a steamer, steam for about 15 minutes until cooked, then take them out into a bowl and mash them finely.
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Prepare the filling
Add the mashed potatoes to a bowl along with the ingredients including minced meat, chopped green onions, 15g minced garlic, carrots, 1/2 tablespoon seasoning, and 1/3 tablespoon ground pepper. Mix all the ingredients well and let it marinate for 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.
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Mixing the dough
While waiting for the filling to marinate, you prepare the dough for the pastry.
First, you boil the butterfly pea flower water.
Next, add rice flour, tapioca flour, 1/4 tablespoon of salt into a bowl, mix well, then pour in the boiling butterfly pea flower water, continue to mix well and knead the dough until it forms a smooth mass.
Place a damp cloth over the bowl of dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.
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Rolling out the dough and shaping the cake
After the dough has rested, sprinkle a little dry rice flour on a clean flat surface, place the dough on top and roll it out thinly.
Next, cut the dough into rectangular pieces.
Scoop the filling and evenly spread it over the piece of dough, then roll the cake up tightly, similar to rolling spring rolls. Make sure to roll it tightly so that the filling does not leak out during steaming.
Cut the cake into pieces about 5-7 cm long.
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Steaming the cake
Add water to the steamer and bring to a boil. Place the butterfly pea flower cake on a plate and put it in the steamer, cover and steam for 30 minutes until the cake is cooked.
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Making the dipping sauce
While waiting for the cake to cook, prepare the dipping sauce.
In a bowl, combine 30g of sugar, 45ml of lemon juice, 30ml of fish sauce, and 20g of sweet and sour sauce, mix well. Finally, add 30g of minced garlic and chili to finish.
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Final product
Arrange the cakes on a plate, decorate them nicely, and enjoy while they are still hot. Steamed butterfly pea flower cake can be used as breakfast or anytime you like.
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*Refer to the images and recipe from: the YouTube channel Feedy TV