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EASY MADE TTEOKBOKKI RECIPE

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.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Korean
Calories: 381
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

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