Cookbook Countdown #1 ~ MY Citrus Water Chestnut Cake

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These are the only cookbooks by Martin Yan
that I collected over the years but not cooked a single
recipe from any of them!

 
I am cooking from MY's Chinatown Cooking for January 2016!

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 Citrus Water Chestnut Cake ~ pgs 328-329

into 1.5 cups water add

1 cup cornstarch, 0.5 cup flour

stir to combine into slurry

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pour 1.5 cups water into a pot

add sliced fresh water chestnut

1 tablespoon candied ginger cut into thin strips

zest of two large limes

2 tablespoons lime juice

1 cup rock sugar

bring to a rapid boil for two mins

slowly pour the slurry into boiling mixture

stirring all the time until mixture turns thick

remove from heat

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ladle mixture into oiled individual heat proof bowls 3/4 way full

steam for 20 minutes until mixture turns translucent

cool down to room temperature before chilling in the fridge

serve cold with a drizzle of maple syrup and top with a sprig of mint

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