Tteokbokki (Korean spicy rice cakes)
Tteokbokki is a delicious Korean snack made up of soft and chewy <strong>rice cakes</strong> that's coated in a spicy and sweet <strong>glaze</strong>. Just like in the streets of Korea, this dish is incredibly easy to prepare by simply throwing everything into one pot!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 400 g Korean cylinder rice cakes (garaetteok), soaked for ~30 mins if using refrigerated or frozen rice cakes
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 3 cups anchovy broth (can be substituted with dashi stock, veggie stock, chicken stock, or water)
- 3 cups water
- 15 g dried anchovies, head and intestines removed
- 1 piece dried kelp (~3x3-inch square)
- 1/4 onion, thinly sliced
- 2.5 tbsp Korean hot pepper paste (gochujang), according to spice tolerance
- 1-3 tbsp fine Korean hot pepper flakes (gochugaru), according to spice tolerance
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar, more or less, to taste
- 1 tbsp corn syrup (if omitting, can be substituted with an extra 1/2 tbsp sugar)
- 100 g Korean fish cakes (eomuk), cut into triangles
- 50 g cabbage, roughly chopped
- 2-3 hardboiled eggs
- 1 stalk green onion, chopped
Instructions
- 1
In a pot, combine together the water, anchovies, dried kelp, and onion. Bring this to a boil, then let simmer on medium-low for 10 minutes, uncovered.
- 2
After 10 minutes, strain the stock to remove the anchovies, dried kelp, and onion. Set aside until use.
- 3
Prepare the tteokbokki paste by mixing all the ingredients together until evenly combined.
- 4
Add the anchovy stock and tteokbokki paste together in a pot or a deep pan. Mix thoroughly to combine until no clumps of paste are left. Bring this mixture to a light boil.
- 5
Once the mixture is boiling, add in your rice cakes and let simmer until slightly softened (depending on how fresh your rice cakes are, this might take anywhere between 5-10 minutes of simmering to soften completely).
- 6
Once the rice cakes have softened, add in the fish cakes, cabbage, green onions, sesame oil, and boiled eggs.
- 7
Continue to simmer the tteokbokki until your desired consistency of the sauce is reached.
- 8
Serve warm and enjoy!