From The Nom Wah Cookbook by Wilson Tang and Joshua David Stein.
Copyright 2020 Wilson Tang.
Excerpted by permission of Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins.

Turnip Cakes (Serves 6)

Ingredients:

5 dried shiitake mushrooms

2 medium daikon (Chinese radishes), approximately 21/2 pounds

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

2 tablespoon neutral oil, plus more for greasing

1 link Chinese sausage, roughly chopped

1 tablespoon dried shrimp, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, dried, then roughly chopped

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon chicken powder 11/4 cups rice flour

Ground white pepper

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 scallion, finely chopped

Hoisin sauce for serving