Chinese Steamed Pumpkin Kuih
This steamed pumpkin kuih is actually a Hokkien snack that is more popularly known
as Kim Kuah Kuih. Pumpkin Kuih can be eaten steamed or pan fried to give a crispy
crust and eaten with a chilli sauce dip.
Ingredients: ( For a 13 inch oiled round cake tin )
FILLING:
500g pumpkin, shredded
200g diced pork or chicken meat ( seasoned with salt, pepper)
100g dried prawns ( soaked 10 minutes, coarsely chopped)
3 - 5 dried shitake mushrooms ( soaked and diced )
150g tai tau choi
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon chopped shallots
4 tablespoon cooking oil
BATTER:
500g rice flour
75g tapioca flour
1000 ml water ( adjust to texture )
1/2 teaspoon alkali water
SEASONINGS:
1 tablespoon salt ( adjust to taste)
1 teaspoon sugar ( to taste )
1 teaspoon chicken stock powder
dash of pepper
METHOD:
1. Mix the seasonings with rice flour, tapioca flour, alkali water and
water till a watery batter. Stir well and strained. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a wok, sauté the garlic and shallots till golden brown. Add
in dried prawns. Fry till fragrant. Add the meat and shitake
mushrooms. Fry till cooked. Next add in pumpkin and stir fry for a few
minutes.
3. Pour in the watery batter and cook mixture for a few minutes over
low heat, stirring all the time, until the mixture turns to a thick paste.
4. Pour the paste into the oiled cake tin. Smoothen the surface with a
spatula. Place it in the steamer and steam over high heat for about 40
minutes.
5. Remove the cake and allow it to cool thoroughly before cutting into
pieces.
6. Garnish with fried shallots, chopped spring onions and red chillies on
top.
7. Serve with chilli sauce.
A cross section of the pumpkin kuih when cutting into pieces .
Adding in some Chinese mushrooms certainly make the Pumpkin Kuih more flavorful!
The pumpkin kuih tasted so good, we actually finished almost half of it within a day!
So enjoy!!!
A very special thank you to my sister Mui Khin who has taken the effort
to teach me make this marvelous kuih. THANK YOU JI CHIAR!
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