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Chinese New Year Cake 年糕

Chinese New Year Cake / Neen Go 年糕

Traditional Steamed Chinese New Year Cake / Neen Go 年糕. Make it with coconut milk for extra flavour. Eat it steamed as is or pan fried.
Prep Time 1 min
Cook Time 25 mins
Time to Pressurize 10 mins
Total Time 36 mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups Glutinous Rice Flour (sweet rice flour)
  • ½ cup Wheat Starch
  • ¾ cups Brown Sugar
  • ¼ cups White Sugar
  • ¾ cups Water (you can substitute with coconut milk)

Instructions
 

  • Combine dry ingredients
    1.5 cups Glutinous Rice Flour, 3/4 cups Brown Sugar, 1/4 cups White Sugar, 1/2 cup Wheat Starch
  • Add water/coconut milk to dry ingredients and mix.
    3/4 cups Water
  • Pour batter into foil tray (spray/thinly coat pan with oil first).
  • Open Instant Pot. Place trivet and 2 cups of water, then tray of batter.
  • Close instant Pot. Select Steam for 30 minutes
  • When done, quick release.

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Notes

  • Fits 1 Round Pan 6.5"-7" diameter and 2" high. Or you can use 2 Rectangle Pans 4"x6" and 2" high.
  • If you batter is dry, keep mixing and it will come together.  If you are still struggling to get the batter into a slime like consistency, add a little bit of water slowly but no more than an extra 1/4 cup.
  • To cut, oil the knife first so the Chinese New Year Cake Neen Go 年糕 doesn't stick.
  • To pan fry, lightly scramble an egg, then dip slices of Chinese New Year Cake / Neen Go 年糕. Add a bit of oil, then your dipped slices of cake.  You can pan fry from your stove top or use the saute button from the Instant Pot.
  • If steaming from stove top, make sure the water is boiling, then steam on high for 45 minutes.