August 7, 2021

HERE IS YOUR EASY TTEOKBOKKI RECIPE THAT WILL MAKE YOUR KOREAN DREAM COME TRUE! – SPICY KOREAN RICE CAKES

Tteokbokki is one of the most popular Korean street foods in Korea. It’s super delicious, umami rich and highly addictive! So much so that even if your tummy is full, you will still have some room for these spicy rice cakes. Koreans & Foreigners No. 1 pick comfort food is Tteokbokki. TIMES mentioned, Comfort foods remind us of our social ties and help us feel less lonesome when we feel isolated.

Korean Street Food

Just like Japan and Thailand, Korea is known for its amazing selection of street food. Sold in pojangmacha tents (street stall on wheels), dishes such as twigim (Korean-style tempura), gimbap (Korean sushi), mandu (dumplings), yangnyeom tongdak (fried chicken), pajeon (pancakes), myeon (noodle soup), and odeng (fish cakes), occupy the busy streets of South Korea.

One of the most famous Korean street-foods, tteokbokki is fiery, savory and slightly sweet food perfection!

Grabbing a plate of tteokbokki after a few glasses of soju (Korean spirit) with friends is the ultimate late night indulgence in Korea. You can find tteokbokki sold in food stalls across Seoul and the rest of the country, where groups of people gather to enjoy great food with friendly conversations.

The tteokbokki is a traditional Korean dish that come with a different addition ingredients. The sauce can range from soupy to dry and add some various ingredients like fish cakes (eomuk) and hard boiled eggs. There’s many variations to the sauce and various additions.

It’s actually not very hard to make it at home and you only need a few ingredients to make it.

Tteokbokki is one of those comfort foods that many people love to eat. It’s usually pretty spicy though, but I recommend having a go.

EASY MADE TTEOKBOKKI RECIPE

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Snack

Cuisine Korean

Servings 2

Calories 381 kcal

Ingredients

MAIN

12 ounces (360g) Korean rice cakes separated
5.3 ounces (150g) Korean fish cakes rinsed the hot water & cut into bite size pieces
2 cups Korean soup stock (dried kelp and dried anchovy stock)
2 ounces 60 g Onion thinly sliced

TTEOKBOKKI SAUCE (MIX THESE IN A BOWL)

3 tbsp gochujang (Korean chili paste)
1 12 tbsp raw sugar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)

GARNISH

1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tsp sesame oil
1 stalk green onion finely chopped

Instructions

Unless your rice cakes are soft already, soak them in warm water for 10 mins.
Boil the soup stock in a shallow pot over medium high heat and dissolve the tteokbokki sauce by stirring it with a spatula.
Once the seasoned stock is boiling, add the rice cakes, fish cakes and onion. Boil them a further 3 to 5 mins until the rice cakes are fully cooked.
Then, to thicken the sauce and to deepen the flavor, simmer it over low heat for a further 2 to 4 mins.
Add the sesame oil, sesame seeds, and green onion then quickly stir. Serve warm.