I was surprised that a few folks wanted to know what we did with "Daikon-zilla".
Other than a bit for oroshi, we decided to make Turnip Cakes, which well, isn't made from turnips…perhaps it once was, but nowadays, radish is used. Funny thing, over the years my post and recipe for turnip cakes has been pretty popular.
I realized after shredding the daikon, that this was going to make a whooooole lotta turnip cakes. Meet mount daikon:
After simmering the daikon, and waiting for it to cool……
I went to owkr on the other ingredients. I decided to use twice the amount of dried shrimp and lup cheong this itme around. I also added dried shiitake mushroom that had been soaked for about twenty minutes or so.
This time, instead of soaking the shrimp in water, I started the stir fry with the sausage and shrimp in about 2 tablespoons of oil, and added a a couple of tablespoons of the mushroom soaking liquid before adding the mushrooms. Scallions go last. I stir-fried the whole thing until the liquid evaporated….
I ad the cilantro directly into the batter before steaming. Man, this made four pans of turnip cake……
We gave some of it away…. but we'll be eating this for a while.
Of course the Missus needed something for lunch…… so I made some Karei Karaage.
So easy it doesn't deserve a recipe…. potato starch, sea salt, shichimi togarashi……
Oil at 350……
Fry away……
Turn once…..
When the bubbling starts to slow down…..
It's ready, freddy……
I cut slits in the fish….. this allows the bones to cook, making them crunchy and edible. Afterall, one must get their calcium, right?
So what did I eat? (yes, the Missus ate both of these) I had some of the lup cheong, shrimp, and mushroom mix, and made an omelet…. man was that good!
So what did you eat this past weekend?