Simple Chinese Celery Recipe: A Cake With Vegetable

If you like a unique and flavorful dish that combines the freshness of vegetables with the richness of eggs, a celery and egg cake recipe can be perfect for you! This savory dish brings together finely chopped celery and carrots with a silky egg mixture, steamed to perfection, and then fried until golden and crispy.

I don’t know what this recipe should called, but you can call it a Chinese celery recipe. To know how to make this recipe, follow all my steps. Each step is simple and written in detail. So, let’s start the recipe.

Overview Of The Recipe Table

A recipe table will give you some important information about the recipe. Here is the recipe table for the Chinese celery recipe. Carefully see the table.

Course: Side Dish	Cuisine: Chinese		Difficulty:  Easy
Total Time: 40 Minutes
Serving		Preparation Time	Steaming Time	Calories
4 people		10 Minutes	30 Minutes	320 per serving

What Are The Tools Needed For The Recipe?

Normally kitchen tools are called utensils. Here is the list of utensils that you will need for the recipe. Most of these are commonly found in every kitchen.

• One Frypan
• One Kitchen Strainer
• Two Small Mixing Bowl
• One Chopping Board
• One Kitchen Knife
• One Food Steamer
• Measuring Spoons
• Serving Plate

Ingredients Needed For The Celery Recipe

Total number of ingredients you will need for the recipe is only 7. All these 7 ingredients are very common in every kitchen. You also should have these ingredients.

• Eggs: 3 Pcs
• Salt: 2 tsp
• Cooking Oil: 2 tbsp
• Celery: 10 sticks
• Carrots: 2 pcs
• Cornstarch Mixture: ½ cup
• God Oil: 1 ½ cup

Step By Step Instructions Of Chinese Celery Recipe

I am dividing all the instructions of this recipe into 7 steps. All steps are described in detail. I hope you will easily understand all the steps of the recipe and make it yourself easily.

Step 1: Prepare the Celery

Start by boiling a pot of water over medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and a small amount of cooking oil. Then add the cleaned and trimmed celery sticks to the boiling water. Boil the celery for exactly 59 seconds to keep it crisp and tender.

Step 2: Cool and Chop the Celery

After boiling, immediately transfer the celery to a kitchen strainer to drain the hot water and submerge the celery in a bowl of cold water to cool it down. Once the celery has cooled, finely chop the celery into small pieces and set it aside.

Step 3: Prepare the Carrots

Peel and clean the carrots. Then chop them into small, fine pieces, similar in size to the chopped celery. This ensures even cooking and a uniform texture in the final dish.

Step 4: Prepare the Egg Mixture

Crack 3 eggs into a small mixing bowl. Beat the eggs until they are well blended. Then add the remaining 1 teaspoon of salt, ½ cup of cornstarch mixture, and a small amount of water to the bowl. Mix thoroughly until all ingredients are well incorporated.

Add the finely chopped celery and carrots to the egg mixture. Stir everything together until the vegetables are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.

Step 5: Prepare for Steaming

Now lightly grease a baking pan with cooking oil to prevent sticking. Then pour the egg and vegetable mixture into the greased baking pan, spreading it out evenly.

Cover the pan with a plastic wrap and make a few small holes in the wrap to allow steam to escape.

Step 6: Steam the Celery Cake

Place the baking pan into a food steamer. Steam the mixture over medium heat for 30 minutes or until the cake is set and firm to the touch. After 30 minutes, carefully remove the baking pan from the steamer. Let the celery cake cool in the pan for a few minutes to firm up.

Step 7: Cool and Cut the Celery Cake

Once the celery cake has cooled enough to handle, gently remove it from the baking pan. Allow it to cool completely on a cooling rack. Once fully cooled, cut the celery cake into small, bite-sized pieces using a sharp kitchen knife.

Now the recipe is ready. Just dip the small pieces of cake into the God oil and enjoy the celery recipe. To know how to make God Oil, see our recipe on How to make Chinese God Oil.

Dos And Don’ts of This Chinese Celery Recipe

When you are working on a recipe, you need to follow some strict rules. These will ensure that your recipe result is becoming a perfect one.

• After the celery is boiled, transfer the celery to cold water. This stops the cooking process and helps maintain the celery’s crunch, which is important for the texture of the final dish.
• Mixing is a vital part of the recipe. So, ensure the eggs, salt, cornstarch mixture, water, celery, and carrots are well mixed.
• Steam the celery cake for exactly 30 minutes or until it is set. Proper steaming is essential to achieve the right texture – firm but not overly dense.
• Do not skip covering the baking pan with a thin polythene sheet and making holes. This is a simple step but not simple actually. This step helps to control the steaming process and prevents excess moisture from getting into the mixture.

Nutritional Facts Of The Recipe

Here is an approximate nutritional breakdown for the Chinese celery and egg cake recipe, assuming it makes 4 servings. Please note that these values are estimates and can vary depending on the specific brands and measurements of the ingredients used.

• Protein: 8 g
• Total Fat: 34 g
  • Saturated Fat: 4 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 160 mg
• Sodium: 700 mg
• Total Carbohydrates: 11 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3 g
  • Sugars: 3 g
• Vitamin A: 120% of the Daily Value (DV)
• Vitamin C: 15% of the DV
• Calcium: 5% of the DV
• Iron: 8% of the DV

FAQs

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Conclusion

These are the last words for you. You should avoid boiling celery for more than 59 seconds to maintain its texture and color. Also, you should ensure that the oil is hot for frying, and avoid overcrowding the pan to achieve the best results for your celery cake.

That was all for the recipe. If you have any questions about the recipe, then feel free to comment here. You can also share your recipe and how the tasted. You may read my other recipes from this blog.