No-Steam Radish Cake | In the Kitchen with Mandy Lee

Mandy Lee is rethinking one of the most beloved Cantonese dishes: radish cake. Instead of creating more humidity in her kitchen and racking up a big gas bill, she is pan-frying her radish cake to golden brown perfection. Before serving, the radish cake is topped with flavorful Mushroom XO Sauce and a gooey onsen egg. GET THE RECIPE ►► f52.co/3h29xYZ
PREP TIME: 20 minutes
COOK TIME: 2 hours
MAKES: 6 cakes
INGREDIENTS
Radish Cake
1 pound (450g) peeled daikon/Chinese white radish, see note*
2 cups (480g) neutral tasting stock such as store-bought pork stock or chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
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1 1/2 cups (195g) white rice flour (not glutinous/sweet rice)
cornstarch, for dusting
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Mushroom XO Sauce
1/2 pound (225g) fresh shitake mushroom, or other varieties but try not to use button mushrooms
8 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1/4 cup (25g) dried shrimp
1 tablespoon shaoxing wine, cognac, or sherry
3 garlic cloves, peeled
2 small shallots, peeled
1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
2 links of cantonese sausages, diced
1 small handful of dried red chili flakes
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
6 onsen eggs, to serve
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[@Draggynali]

this recipe looks delicious but WHY the jumpscare @ 14:00 omfg some poor viewer is gonna have a heart attack

[@TPark-rf3lt]

I thought the same 🤣 whyyyy hahaha

[@michael-vincentdanella-mer57]

The jump scare was too scary!! I don't love that

[@michael-vincentdanella-mer57]

I can't wait to try this!! Mandy's recipes are always the best !!

[@karenbrown1457]

Fabulous!!!! Love this recipe!

[@soulshaker23]

I hate the smell of fish, and all the fishy products.. but watching Mandy every time, makes me wanna try 🙂

[@kkz201]

i struggle with the bowl and blades on the base of the food processor even when it's empty...

[@kkz201]

interesting, a deconstructed radish cake

[@whatwhy975]

WARNING: Jump scare at 14:00 I was really not expecting that.

[@Hopper12348]

Totally unnecessary

[@kyyte]

Dunno how to @Food52, but that was really uncool. It has nothing to do with the video, please don't do that again.

[@rebusbiggsesq.3666]

why is their a jumpscare ~14 minutes into this video

[@Paolito0118]

I love that most of Mandy's recipes are alot of work and/or complicated. I feel like she likes to take her recipes on as challenges. And when she perfects the recipe, the payoff is so satisfying. I think she is a mad scientist food genius! 😍😍😍

[@iforgotagain7774]

Hated that jump scare at 14:00. Made me upset enough to not watch the rest of the video.

[@mangomuffins]

Love Mandy, HATED the jump scare. If you wanted to inject some humor into the video through editing, there are better ways to do that. Hate to be so negative on one of Mandy's videos! She had another banger recipe

[@hmc9354]

Oh my goodness, Mandy Lee. Thank you for being so real. I was so happy to see someone else who is doing something they find totally Zen and enjoy doing still get irritated with some small part of the process…like you having to find the click connection on the food processor. 😊love it. I’m going to remember that moment in this video next time I’m frustrated in the kitchen and I know it will make me laugh. You’re the best! ….also love this recipe. ❤

[@squidyinkydink]

Mandy’s face before she took a bite made me want this even more. Such joy in preparation for that first bite!

[@lillianlouie4284]

I agree m. Her “ Mmmmm” emits deliciousness and makes me want have a bite too!

[@lemons_s]

I love radish cake so much. It reminds me of my grandma. She used to make it for us after school every time they took care of us.

[@PursuingHeaven]

Wow this is very different, I can not wait to try it. I had just gotten my steamed cake in a place I liked but the recipe I have been using mixes the XO sauce component in the cake mixture- I love how this is layered instead.

[@hovi3450]

has anyone done this recipe? Ive only ever steamed radish cake and want to try it this way! Would love some feedback on how its different :)

[@JimboCKW]

THANK YOU for this recipe! I love radish cake but steaming things is just so much effort

[@JingLiSH]

Can there be a pork-free version pls? I actually never eat radish cake for this reason...

[@adedamolaadeleke6228]

But another example dylan groene i've searched on youtube too for entertainment

[@tricholysis]

couldn't you also grease a square mold and use that in the pan to get the shape?

[@jiquepfister1640]

i love mandy's presentation style... it's like visiting your cool big sister for dinner

[@eppichandy]

Looks so goood 😍😍😍 You got me with that jump scare 😅

[@fullofsquishy]

Love Mandy's challenging complicated cooking projects. 6:00 out of 30:00 -- "the only thing left to do is we have to chill this" hahaha false

[@adedamolaadeleke6228]

I watch different sorts of videos very weekly

[@adedamolaadeleke6228]

How are you mandy is just my question

[@domchiu4315]

grew up eating this in hk and I miss it so much now that I am far away from home. Mandy’s creative version of it looks way more appetizing than the ones you get in any random restaurant in hk. Can’t wait to try the recipe :)

[@mynxeats2360]

The radish cake looked really good! Definitely want to try making it soon :)

[@adedamolaadeleke6228]

Good ways to cook

[@sushiman3375]

@ladyandpups - Never had this before, and am eager to try it. And, I know it’s impractical while cooking, but your hair down looks really suits you! Thank you for another great cooking idea.

[@lcflngn]

Wow! I love love love radish cakes and they are hard to find near me, weirdly. Large urban area with plenty of Asian restaurants. Maybe they just don’t get ordered enough? (People, get on the bandwagon, ask for your good radish cakes!) Anyway, I can see doing all this for a major craving for the clearly best version, they are SO gorgeous! But sadly I’m unlikely to have the time… Honestly though the steps are pretty simple. (Main lesson is I need a bigger food processor…)

[@wayale94080]

This was a lot of work but it was worth it. So intensely savory! Very addictive.

[@sueannesullivan3827]

Thank you for this very thorough and inspiring video, I am absolutely going to make this soon!

[@u_u1614]

Awesome demonstration and recipe, Mandy! Also your smile just before digging in was so sweet

[@jacquelinejanejane]

Loved this! Always wanted to make XO sauce 🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@Amethyst1919]

First time seeing your hair down... very pretty...

[@salishseaquest7952]

I envy you that bite! This looks like the best radish cake ever!

[@DianeH2038]

YUM. love this method!

[@HueyGnash]

Omg! I miss reddish cake!

[@flowercook3142]

For the food processor:not sure if your brand has it,but on the Cuisinart there’s a design on the top of the blade that matches the shape of the post you need to fit it on

[@affliction6911]

She's got a really rude attitude.. but she did say she had ocd, so that's why she's rude person. I'm completely irritated with her. I would tell her off and she started putting a attitude with me.. i would tell shut up and take your medication

[@tmor6935]

How rude

[@12345678abracadabra]

Not rude, that's just how people talk. People in Europe and Asia are straight to the point, not wasting time with niceties like in America and UK

[@affliction6911]

@@12345678abracadabra so what you saying since she asian she has to talk that way. There's alot of people from asia and european countries and don't talk the way she did. People talk and act the way they don't because of how they are, not their culture or countries. You don't see she's rude and mentioned she had CDO.

[@affliction6911]

@@tmor6935 she rude, you can't even hear her rudeness.

[@melbetology]

She is just real.