Radish is an ingredient with many nutritious products, rich in vitamins and many minerals beneficial to human health. Today, TasteVN will share with you 3 delicious radish dishes: steamed radish, braised radish with meat, and radish rolls with shrimp and meat, which are extremely tasty and go well with rice. Let’s get cooking right now!
1. Steamed Radish
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Steamed Radish For 2 people
White radish 1 piece Green onions 1 stalk Fresh chili 1 piece Salt 1/2 teaspoon Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Sesame oil 1/2 tablespoon
How to Make Steamed Radish
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Prepare the Ingredients
Wash the radish, peel it, and then slice it thinly.
Next, arrange the radish on a deep plate in an aesthetically pleasing way.
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Steamed Radish
Pour enough water into the pot and bring to a boil. Then place the radish plate into the steamer and steam over high heat for about 10 minutes before taking it out.
Pour the distilled radish water from the steamed radish into a small bowl, add salt, sesame oil, oyster sauce, and chili, then mix well.
Drizzle this sauce over the radish plate, sprinkle with green onions, and enjoy.
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Final Product
Steamed radish has a distinctive aromatic fragrance and a sweet, light flavor. Steamed radish is not only simple and easy to make but also provides users with many important nutritional components.
Tips for successfully making the dish
- Do not add water to the radish plate while steaming. Because during the steaming process, the radish will release water, adding more water will reduce the light sweetness in the radish.
- Do not steam the radish for too long, as over-steaming will make the radish mushy, losing its aesthetics and taste.
- Eating steamed radish while it is still hot will help you fully enjoy the flavor of this dish.
2. Braised Radish with Pork
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Braised Radish with Pork Serves 2
White radish 1 piece Pork belly 200 g
How to make Braised Radish with Meat
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the meat clean, cut into pieces about 2cm thick. Then marinate the meat with sugar, seasoning, minced shallots, and ground pepper.
Wash the radish, peel it, and then cut it into bite-sized pieces.
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Braised meat with radish
Place a pot on the stove, add the meat and stir until the meat is seared, then add enough water to cover the meat, and then add the radish to braise together.
Initially, you need to braise the meat on high heat until it boils, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the water is nearly evaporated. Then sprinkle more pepper to enhance the flavor of the dish.
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Final Product
The braised pork with radish, when done well, will have a golden color, a harmonious sweet and salty taste, and an enticing aroma of meat. To make the dish more appealing, after plating, sprinkle a little pepper, coriander, and green onions on top. This braised pork with radish will surely make you eat a lot of rice.
Tips for successfully making the dish
- Do not add water during the braising process because the meat will release enough juice while marinating to cook the pork perfectly.
- If you want the braised pork to have a brownish-yellow color, caramelize sugar before adding the pork. You can also substitute sugar with honey to enhance the flavor of the meat.
3. Radish Rolls with Shrimp and Pork
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Radish Rolls with Shrimp and Pork For 2 people
White radish 1/2 piece Pork shoulder 100 grams Shrimp 100 grams Carrot 50 grams Ginger 1 piece Green onion 1 piece Red chili 1 piece
How to prepare Radish rolls with shrimp and pork
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying, wash the radish thoroughly, peel it, then cut it into strips about 7-9 cm long and slice it thinly. Then, place a small pot on the stove, bring water to a boil, then add each slice of radish and blanch briefly until soft, then remove and let it drain.
Shrimp, peeled, washed, and minced. Lean pork shoulder, washed and minced.
Carrot and ginger, peeled, then washed and minced. Green onions, washed, roots removed, and chopped finely.
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Mix the filling
Add shrimp, pork + minced carrot + a little flour + ginger + 1 tablespoon of wine + a little salt, sugar into a bowl and mix well. Then marinate the mixture for about 15 minutes to allow the spices to soak in.
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Radish Rolls
Next, place a slice of radish on a plate, scoop 1-1.5 tablespoons of the marinated filling and spread it evenly over the radish slice. Then fold the edges and roll it up similarly to a rice paper roll. Continue doing this until all the radish slices are used up.
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Steaming Radish Rolls
After rolling the radish, arrange them evenly on a plate and then place them in a steaming pot. Depending on the size and thickness, estimate the steaming time. On average, it takes about 8-12 minutes to steam this dish.
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Final Product
When the radish rolls with shrimp and meat are cooked, transfer them to a plate and arrange them nicely. To enhance the dish’s appeal, don’t forget to sprinkle some chopped green onions, cilantro, and chili on top.
Delicious radish rolls with shrimp and meat will have the sweet taste of the radish and the fragrance of shrimp and meat. You can enjoy them with soy sauce or fish sauce, depending on personal preference.
Tips for Successful Execution
Do not blanch the radish at high temperatures for a long time. This will cause the radish slices to become soft and break when rolling.