Transparent cake is considered a cake dish that leaves a lot of lingering feelings whenever enjoyed. However, did you know that vegetarian transparent cake is also wonderful? If not, today let’s cook with TasteVN to showcase 2 ways to make vegetarian transparent cake to treat everyone.
1. Vegetarian transparent cake with mushroom filling
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking time
40 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients for Vegetarian Transparent Cake with Mushroom Filling Serves 3
Tapioca flour 400 gr Vegetarian tofu skin 1 sheet (chopped) Snow fungus 150 gr (soaked and chopped) Diced vegetarian sausage 50 gr Diced tofu 50 gr Diced carrot 150 gr Diced shiitake mushroom 100 gr Pandanus leaves 1 bunch Chopped green onion 1 stalk Minced carrot 2 tablespoons Minced garlic 1/2 tablespoon Minced chili 1/2 tablespoon Lemon 1 fruit Vegetarian fish sauce 2.5 tablespoons Vegetarian seasoning powder 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Sugar/msg A little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose good tofu
- Good tofu has an ivory white color, a fragrant smell, and the characteristic fatty taste of soybeans; it feels light and soft when held in hand.
- Do not buy tofu that is too yellow, feels hard and heavy, has no smell or a faint smell of lime; this tofu contains gypsum which is harmful to health.
How to choose good snow fungus
- Snow fungus comes in two types: white snow fungus and light yellow snow fungus; you should choose light yellow snow fungus because it is more nutritious, and the white type is often treated with sulfur, which is not good for health.
- Choose mushrooms that are whole, not torn, without mold, and strange smells. When soaked in water, the mushrooms should have a certain elasticity and not tear easily.
How to choose good shiitake mushrooms
- If buying dried shiitake mushrooms, choose those that are not broken and have bright brown caps, without moisture or strange smells, and without any white mold spots.
- For fresh shiitake mushrooms, choose those of moderate size, with short stems, tightly capped and slightly brownish-yellow, with a characteristic aroma.
How to make vegetarian Bánh bộc lọc with mushroom filling
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Kneading the tapioca flour
Wash the pandan leaves, roll them into a bundle, and put them into a pot to boil with 450ml of water. After the pot of pandan water boils, turn off the stove, let it cool to warm, and use the pandan water to knead the tapioca flour.
Put the flour in a small bowl, gradually pour in the pandan water, mix well, and knead the flour by hand until it forms a smooth, pliable dough.
Cover the bowl tightly and let the dough rest for about 30 minutes.
Note:
- Make sure to knead the dough evenly to avoid clumping.
- Kneading the flour with pandan water will give your cake a distinctive aroma.
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Stir-fried filling
Place a pan on the stove, heat 3 tablespoons of cooking oil, add small pieces of fried tofu skin until crispy and then remove. In the same pan, add the milk sausage and diced tofu to fry until crispy.
Remove the tofu and milk sausage, add a bit of finely chopped green onions and sauté until fragrant. Next, add finely diced carrots, chopped snow fungus, and finely diced shiitake mushrooms, stir-fry, then add the previously fried tofu, tofu skin, and milk sausage, mix together, seasoning with 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of vegetarian seasoning, 1/2 tablespoon of vegetarian fish sauce, and 1/2 tablespoon of sugar.
Stir-fry until the filling is cooked, then add the remaining green onions, stir a few more times, turn off the heat, and wait for it to cool.
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Make sweet and sour vegetarian fish sauce
Add 1 tablespoon of sugar and 100ml of filtered water to a pot, bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar, turn off the heat, wait for it to cool, then add 1/2 tablespoon of minced garlic, 2 tablespoons of minced carrot, 1/2 tablespoon of minced chili, the juice of 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons of vegetarian fish sauce, and stir well.
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Wrap the cake
Similar to wrapping dumplings, take a sufficient amount of dough, roll it into a ball, then flatten it. Scoop a bit of filling into the center of the dough piece, fold the dough over the filling, and then press the edges of the dough together to seal. Continue this process until all the ingredients are used up.
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Boil the cake
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pot of water, bring to a boil. Add the cake and boil for about 5 minutes, when you see the cake floating on the surface of the water and the cake turns translucent, it is done.
To make the cake firm and not mushy, once the cake is cooked, quickly remove it and drop it into a bowl of ice-cold water, wait for the cake to cool completely before taking it out on a plate to enjoy.
Tip: Adding cooking oil to the boiling water helps the cake to be glossy and not stick together. -
Final product
The vegetarian tapioca cake has a chewy and crispy skin, with a delicious filling of mushrooms and carrots, light and refreshing, served with a sweet and sour vegetarian dipping sauce. You can enjoy the cake for breakfast, as a snack, or as a substitute for your daily meal.
2. Vegetarian tapioca cake with vegetable filling
Preparation
45 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetarian Tapioca Cake with Vegetable Filling Serves 4
Tapioca flour 450 gr Carrot 1/2 piece Cassava 100 gr Enoki mushrooms 70 gr Shallots 3 pieces Garlic 3 cloves Vegetarian fish sauce 1/2 teaspoon Vegetarian seasoning 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons MSG/ground pepper A little
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to Choose Fresh Cassava (Jicama)
- Fresh cassava (jicama) typically has a small size, not too large, with a bright brown outer skin, and the surface is not bruised or damaged.
- Pressing with your hand should feel that the cassava has a moderate firmness, and there shouldn’t be any unusual liquid leaking out.
- You should avoid buying cassava that has a significantly different size and weight, as this may indicate that it has lost moisture and is no longer sweet as it once was.
How to Choose Fresh Enoki Mushrooms
- Fresh enoki mushrooms should have a bright white color, looking fresh, with a firm cap and slightly brownish stems.
- You should buy enoki mushrooms where the base and stem are still tightly attached, not separated, and when pressed with your hand, they should have a moderate softness.
- Avoid buying enoki mushrooms that have too many tiny dark spots on the surface or are moldy, as this indicates they have spoiled from being stored too long.
How to make vegetarian tapioca cake with vegetable filling
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Prepare the cake filling
First, peel the carrots and cassava you bought, wash them directly under running water until clean, drain, and dice with a knife.
Remove the roots from the enoki mushrooms, then wash them with clean water, drain, and cut into bite-sized pieces. Peel the shallots and garlic, then mince them finely.
Next, put all the diced carrots, cassava, enoki mushrooms, shallots, and half of the minced garlic into a bowl to marinate with 1 teaspoon of vegetarian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 teaspoon of vegetarian fish sauce, use a spoon to mix well and let it sit for 10 – 15 minutes to allow the mixture to absorb the spices.
Meanwhile, heat a pan on the stove with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the remaining minced garlic to sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the marinated mixture to the pan, using chopsticks to stir-fry for about 7 – 10 minutes, until all ingredients are cooked and tender, then season to taste and turn off the heat, transferring it to a plate.
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Prepare the dough
You take 450g of tapioca flour into a bowl and gradually add 100ml of boiling water, using a spoon to mix well. At the same time, use your hands to knead the dough for about 3 – 5 minutes, until the dough becomes smooth and elastic, no longer sticky to your hands.
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Shape and boil the tapioca dumplings
Next, take a moderate amount of dough and place it on a flat surface like a cutting board, then spread it evenly, add a little of the filling you just sautéed in the middle, fold it in half, and use your hands to press the edges tightly. Keep doing this until all the filling and dough are used up.
Then, put a pot on the stove with 1 liter of water and bring it to a boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, add all the dumplings you just wrapped and boil them for about 10 – 13 minutes.
When the dough becomes transparent and floats to the surface of the water, it means it is cooked. Then turn off the heat, remove them to a bowl of cold water and soak for another 5 minutes, then serve on a plate to enjoy.
Tip: To avoid the dumplings sticking together while boiling, after wrapping, you can lightly coat them with a layer of tapioca flour again. -
Finished product
Vegetarian tapioca cake with vegetable filling has a chewy and firm texture that is extremely appealing. Particularly, when combined with the vegetable filling and enoki mushrooms, it is indeed a wonderful combination.
To enjoy the vegetarian tapioca cake with more flavor, you can add a little scallion oil and don’t forget to dip it in a bowl of vegetarian fish sauce.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Fresh and delicious carrots usually have a bright orange outer skin, and appear smooth and shiny, not too rough.
- Pressing with your hand should feel that the carrot is firm, the flesh is not too soft, and particularly, it should not ooze any strange liquid.
- Avoid buying carrots with wilted, broken tops, not tightly attached to the body, or even bruised, as these are carrots that have gone bad and should not be eaten.
What is tapioca starch? Where to buy tapioca starch?
- Tapioca starch, also known as cassava flour or rice flour, is a type of flour made from the starch of cassava root, which has a rather coarse texture and is not smooth.
- In addition, because tapioca starch can create a good thickness and stickiness for dishes, it is often used in desserts, dumplings,… to enhance the flavor when enjoyed.
- You can easily find tapioca starch at supermarkets, markets, grocery stores, or at TasteVN supermarkets with a branch near your home.
- Additionally, you can also go to e-commerce sites or directly to the website bachhoaxanh.com to place an order.
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Hope that with 2 vegetarian tapioca cake recipes with mushroom filling and unique vegetable filling that are both appealing and irresistible, you will be able to treat everyone to a delicious vegetarian dish until the last moment. Wishing you success.
