Tteokbokki (spicy rice cake)

Name: Tteokbokki (spicy rice cake)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 g cylindrical tteok (rice cake); 150 g eo-muk (fish cake); 1/8 head small cabbage (optional); 1/4 small carrot (optional); 1 cup chopped spring onion (optional); 1 small onion (optional); 2 boiled eggs (optional); 500 ml water; 1.5 tbsp gochujang (chili paste); 1 tbsp chili powder; 2.5 tbsp soy sauce; 6 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tbsp minced garlic

Soyeon @cook_25623650

Dubai, UAE

Korea's most popular go-to street food, made easily at home.

Soyeon @cook_25623650

Dubai, UAE

Korea's most popular go-to street food, made easily at home.

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Ingredients

30 mins

2 people

200 gcylindrical tteok (rice cake)
150 geo-muk (fish cake)
1/8 headsmall cabbage (optional)
1/4small carrot (optional)
1 cupchopped spring onion (optional)
1small onion (optional)
2boiled eggs (optional)
500 mlwater
1.5 tbspgochujang (chili paste)
1 tbspchili powder
2.5 tbspsoy sauce
6 tbspsugar
1/2 tbspminced garlic

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Steps

30 mins

1

Gather the ingredients.
2

Pour 500 ml of water in a large saucepan on high heat.
3

Add chili paste, chili powder, soy sauce, sugar, and minced garlic to the pan and mix well.
4

Chop the vegetables into bite-size and add them to the saucepan.
5

When it starts to simmer, add the rice cake and fish cake to the pan.
6

When it starts to boil, add the spring onion and boiled egg, if using.
7

Reduce the heat to medium and let it boil for about 8-10 minutes, until the sauce slightly thickens. Serve hot.