Water Chestnut Cake Recipe

Ingredients :

225 g

220 g

220 g

4 tablespoons

3 tablespoons

Canned water chestnuts, drained

Castor sugar

Water chestnut flour

Corn oil

Vegetable oil

1. Cut the water chestnuts into matchstick-sized shreds.
2. Place them in a saucepan, add the sugar and 2 cups water.
3. Bring to the boil.
4. Stir in the water chestnut flour and add another 2 cups water.
5. Stir and mix well, then simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Add the corn oil, stir and bring once more to the boil.
7. Reduce heat to very low and simmer gentle for 5 minutes.
8. Pour the mixture into a square cake tin or Swiss roll tin.
9. Place the tin in a steamer and steam for 30 minutes.
10. Remove from the steamer and leave to cool.
11. When cold, the cake is like a firm jelly with streaks of water chestnut inside.
12. Cut into pieces about the thickness of bread slices.
13. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan.
14. When hot, fry each slice of chestnut cake for 2 1/2 minutes on each side.
15. Serve hot or cold.